Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Strategy 14: Establish storage and transportation facilities.
Actions
14.1 Establish separate and decentralized storage facilities for organic farm
produce to ensure its organic integrity and help farmers in certification
processes.
14.2 Provide separate local transportation facilities for organic produce to
nearby domestic markets.
Strategy 15: Promote farm-level processing [and] value addition and
encourage the use of organic farm produce in the food industry.
Actions
15.1 Encourage farm processing by farmer groups, SHGs, and farmer/producer
companies for value addition.
15.2 Ensure value addition does not compromise organic produce quality by
facilitating testing and evaluation of processes with help from K AU and
other research institutions.
15.3 Encourage organic food-based industry in Kerala to procure and use
organic produce in their products.
15.4 Set up food industries at manageable decentralized levels in the State
with special incentive packages.
Strategy 16: Develop diverse channels for the marketing of organic produce.
Actions
16.1 Set up separate markets/facilities for organic produce certified by the
PGS process through the existing channels of marketing of Agriculture
products such as the Milma, Supplyco, Horti-corp, Haritha, and People's
Market.
16.2 Encourage direct marketing/linkages by farmer groups with end-user
institutions such as schools, hostels, hotels, hospitals, Ayurveda centers,
SHGs making food products, and food-based industries in the State.
16.3 Encourage institutions such as schools, hostels, hospitals, and
government institutions to procure local organic produce following rules
and specific guidelines.
16.4 Disallow large private retail corporations through suitable legislations.
16.5 Encourage existing vegetable, fruit, and grocery vendors to promote
organic products.
16.6 Facilitate the establishment of organic farm produce outlets in all
the districts, with the help of governmental and non-governmental
organizations.
