The Hindu Business Line : FICCI to train fruit growers on European techniques

Tiruchi, July 24 The Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) will train farmers in Tamil Nadu on European Good Agricultural Practices (EurepGAP).

To start with, farmers in Tiruchi district would be enrolled for producing mangoes and bananas for Europe and the US, FICCI Quality Forum Technical Director, Mr E. N. Sundar, said.

The enrolment fee would be Rs 10,000 per farmer and for horticulturists floated groups, it would be Rs 5,000 per farmer. Talking to the media on the sidelines of a day-long seminar on ‘EurepGAP standards for mangoes’, organised jointly by the FICCI and the Directorate of Marketing and Agri Business here on Monday, he said that though farmers cultivated quality fibre-free mango varieties including the ‘Imampasanthu,’ and a wide range of bananas, their earnings were inadequate.

Young graduates from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University would guide the farmers on cultivation practices, fair utilisation of water and crop protection methods as per EurepGAP. The FICCI would also co-ordinate with the National Research Centre for Banana.

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