Agartala, March 30 -- The leading e-commerce platform for processed food manufacturing companies like Big Basket and Mother Dairy have begun procurement of organic agricultural produce from Tripura, said Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Ratan Lal Nath.
Besides, National Cooperative Organics Ltd (NCOL), a national organisation for promoting the aggregation, branding, and marketing of organic products, has also turned its eyes on Tripura and purchased organic products at a lucrative price.
Addressing the opening ceremony of a newly licensed Farmers Producer Company (FPC), Nath said, "After the BJP came to power, as many as 40 FPCs were established in different parts of the state. These entities have exclusive rights for trading, sto...