Telangana govt keen on increasing domestic consumption of oranges


Date & Time: 2020-04-15 16:39:05

Agriculture Singireddy Niranjan Reddy urged the farmers not to harvest in haste creating a glut in the market due excess supply.. Agriculture Singireddy Niranjan Reddy suggested that the benefits of adding vitamin C rich oranges to the diet must be promoted through pamphlets, wall posters and messages from prominent people to encourage consumption there by creating demand. “We will also urge the Chief Minister to pursue the possibility of supplying Telangana Oranges to Armed Forces. I have also directed authorities to talk to Kurnool Market. Traders also must not consider the marketing of oranges as a business, I request them to consider this as small service to the farming community,” he said.