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Tiki Rajwi

Scheme for ensuring prompt payment to vegetable farmers soon

The Agriculture Department is planning a tie-up with banks to avoid delays in reimbursing vegetable farmers on procurement of their produce.

The proposal is meant as a solution to the payment delays for which the department and its procurement and marketing agency, the Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (Horticorp), have been drawing flak from farmers.

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