It’s good news for coconut farmers in Odisha as they can sell their produce online instead of supplying it to brokers for sale.
A move in this regard has been made by the Puri district administration after a series of protests by coconut farmers in the district.
With this initiative, the coconut farmers are expected to get accurate price of coconuts and the commission taken by the brokers would go straight to the farmers’ pockets, said Puri Collector Arvind Agarwal.
As per the decision taken at a meeting chaired by Agarwal on Thursday, the coconut farmers would sell their produce through the Regulated Market Committee (RMC) which would control the sale online.