Farmers in Kadapa district to get access to MPFC godowns soon

The Multi-Purpose Facilitation Centre (MPFC) godowns built crossed Kadapa territory nether the Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) volition soon beryllium made accessible to farmers.

Of the 21 godowns constructed nether the Agricultural Infrastructure Fund (AIF), 17 person already been allotted by the Marketing Department to assorted PACS functioning crossed the district, Kadapa Collector Sridhar Cherukuri said portion chairing a district-level reappraisal gathering of officials from the agriculture, cooperative, selling and allied departments connected Friday.

The godowns are intended to assistance farmers store their cultivation nutrient and merchantability it erstwhile marketplace prices go remunerative.

Mr. Cherukuri directed officials of the District Cooperative Central Bank (DCCB) to make consciousness among farmers astir the strategy nether which loans tin beryllium availed by pledging cultivation nutrient arsenic collateral. He besides instructed the District Cooperative Officer to wide the pending bills related to the operation of the MPFC godowns.

The Collector besides released a publication outlining the enactment program for earthy farming during 2026-27, prepared successful presumption of the anticipated interaction of El Nino. The work was brought retired by the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sadhikara Samstha nether the AP Community-based Natural Farming (APCNF) programme.