Jharkhand farmers to have cargo facility at airport

Farmers in Jharkhand would soon get a cargo facility at Ranchi airport to despatch farm produce to the world market. “The cargo facility would come soon at Ranchi airport,” Union Civil Aviation Minister Mr Praful Patel said after Governor Mr Syed Sibtey Razi and Union Food Processing Minister Mr Subodh Kant Sahay drew his attention on difficulty faced by Jharkhand farm ers to find a world market for their produce.
“Eighty per cent of Jharkhand's population depend on agriculture and there is lack of proper irrigation facility. A world market will immensely benefit the farmers,” Mr Razi said last night after the foundation laying ceremony of the new integrated termi nal building at Ranchi airport.
Jharkhand produces several types of agriculture and horticulture products, Mr Sahay said, adding a cargo facility at the airport would help farmers sell their perishable vegetables. Though rich in forests, rivers and rivulets, the poor irrigation system in the state has been causing difficulties for the farmers in a state having 29.74 lakh hectare of farm land.
23/02/09 Business Line/Fresh Plaza.com

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