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AP plans export park to help organic farmers
Jun 08, 2023

Considering huge demand in national and international markets, AP State Organic Products Certification Authority (APSOPCA) will soon set up an integrated export park to promote exports of organic produce.
 
Agriculture minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy attended a workshop on export opportunities for agricultural, horticultural and processed food products conducted by APSOPCA in the city on Tuesday and discussed key issues relating to organic farming. The minister stressed that many farmers were facing losses due to huge investment on pesticides, chemical fertilisers and hybrid variety seeds and organic farming is the only alternative to get better profits.
 
'Farmers are running behind traditional farming and spending huge amount on pest management and others. Despite huge investment they are earning poor price. Many countries are opposing the products cultivated in traditional way considering residues of pesticides. We are eyeing to encourage organic farming in a big was as it involves less investment. Farmers can generate better profits with organic farming as organic produce has huge demand in national and international markets,' Govardhan Reddy said.
 
He added that many traders were coming forward to offer much higher price to organic produce than the minimum support price (MSP) fixed by the government.
    
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