Tamil Nadu has contributed significantly to the banana cultivation
Trichy: Praising Tamil Nadu for its significant contribution to the banana cultivation in the country, Chhabilendra Roul, special secretary of department of agriculture research and education (DARE) and secretary of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) asked the farmers to produce banana to suit the need of the market.
Speaking at founders’ day of NRCB here on Friday, he said, “Earlier we produced without seeing who the consumer is, only for the sake of production. If there are tonnes of banana, there will not be a market for the fruit. A farmer may not know where the markets are and who will consume the same. It is only when we join our hands together in forming a producers’ company or organization, it is possible to get any kind of information,” he said.
While replying to the demands put forth by the farmers, Roul assured to convey the food processing secretary to set up a banana processing centre in Tamil Nadu.
The secretary also assured to establish a separate lab for doing research to formulate bio-nutrients for the benefits of the farmers in NRCB in Trichy.
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