TNAU to set up market intelligence centres

Updated on: Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Coimbatore: TNAU will establish Market Intelligence Centres in various states

The Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will establish Market Intelligence Centres in State Agricultural Universities in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarkhand.

These centres along with the 11 State Agricultural Universities will make price forecasts and market intelligence for paddy, wheat, maize, coarse grains, groundnut, sunflower, gingelly, coconut, red chillies, pepper, cardamom and major vegetables.

The project is to be implemented at a total budget outlay of Rs 6.19 crore for the next three years ending March 2012.The budget for TNAU alone is Rs 1.16 crore.

The project also encompasses a system of generation and dissemination of relevant market intelligence to farmers and entrepreneurs. It is being implemented under a project from the National Agricultural Innovation Project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

It will be handled by a team of scientists with N. Raveendaran, Project Director of Domestic and Export Market Intelligence Cell of TNAU, as the national consultant, a release here has said.

TNAU to set up market intelligence centres

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