Meet takes stock of farm input position

Steps are being taken to ensure adequate availability of all agricultural inputs for farmers during the current month, District Collector M.Mathivanan said here on Wednesday.

Speaking at a review meeting organised with Revenue, Agricultural, and Cooperative Department officials on distribution of farm inputs, Mr.Mathivanan said that the distribution was continuously being monitored to ensure adequate availability, and to ensure seamless farming operations in the district.

During November, it was initially planned to disburse 8,000 tonnes urea to farmers in the district, however, 10,253 tonnes of urea was procured from various agencies, and 8,147 tonnes were disbursed to primary agricultural cooperative societies while another 2,106 tonnes were given to private fertilizer dealers, Mr.Mathivanan said.

Now, around 2,900 tonnes urea was available for distribution, he said. All agricultural inputs were available with the PACS and private dealers to ensure trouble-free farming operation in the district, the Collector said.

Joint Director of Agriculture Mayilvahanan, Joint Registrar of Cooperative Societies K.C. Ravichandran, Tiruvarur RDO R. Muthu Meenakshi, Mannargudi RDO S.Selvasurabhi, Assistant Director of Agriculture (Quality Control) A. Uthirapathy, and Agricultural Officer R. Udhayakumar took part.

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/meet-takes-stock-of-farm-input-position/article6660338.ece