Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (HAFED) has for the first time, exported 100 tonnes of rice and 3 tonnes of mustard oil to USA under its own brand name during last financial year.
It has also exported 21.02 tonnes of rice to Mauritius during the same period, an official release said.
The release quoting Haryana Cooperation Minister Satpal Sangwan said that 41 tonnes of rice and 18 tonnes of mustard oil had also been exported to the USA during the current
financial year.
It was expected to further explore the possibility of entering the market of other countries for export of rice and mustard oil, Sangwan said.
The Minister said a new alternative has been provided on experimental basis to the farmers at Rewari and Narnaul to sell their mustard seed through Electronic Commodity Spot Exchange, which is a transparent trading system for buyers and sellers.
Through this system, he said, the farmers get information about prevailing market price across the country.
Sangwan said HAFED has also expanded its Organic Growers Group Projects from 750 acres to 2,500 acres.
He said the area under organic farming in district Sirsa has been expanded to 1,000 acres and in district Jhajjar and Mewat, it has been increased to 750 acres.
An area of 750 acres in districts of Karnal, Kaithal and Kurukshetra was already under organic farming. HAFED is providing best technological advisory services and organic
certification as per standards of organic farming to the farmers free of cost through different agencies, he added.
He said a turmeric plant had also been set up at Radaur in district Yamunanagar to provide marketing support to the local turmeric farmers. Besides, the storage capacity of
HAFED’s godowns was being increased, he added.
