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It comes under the jurisdiction of the department of horticulture, Government of Karnataka. [4] The main activity of the society is the maintenance of a marketing system by which the farmers are ensured of a good price for their produces and the consumers are provided with quality goods at affordable prices.
Indira Canteen is a food subsidisation programme run by the Ministry of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer affairs, Government of Karnataka in Inspired from the Amma Unavagam of Tamilnadu. [2] It is named after Indira Gandhi , the first and only female Prime Minister of India .
The economy is based on agriculture and main products include tomato, mango, groundnut, tamarind. Madanapalle is the biggest tomato market in Asia. [12] The tomatoes from here are supplied to most of the southern states & some of the northern states of India. [13] It is also famous for silk and silk products like saris and other casuals. The ...
The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) is an attached office under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India, that recommends Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for select crops. It was established in 1965 [2] as the Agricultural Prices Commission, and was given its present name in 1985. [3]
Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% ...
The bird flu outbreak has taken concerning turns, with more than 60 human cases confirmed. Experts outlined four signs that the virus is going in the wrong direction.
A GoFundMe page set up to raise money for the victim had reached over $12,300 as of Wednesday, Jan. 15.. Police added in their Facebook post, "Contact SPD if you happened to see two people dressed ...
Foundation stone of an APMC laid down in 1965 by K. S. Puttaswamy, erstwhile Minister of Mysore State. An Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) is a marketing board established by state governments in India to ensure farmers are safeguarded from exploitation by large retailers, as well as ensuring the farm to retail price spread does not reach excessively high levels.