Khedut – Grahak bazars getting wide response: Gujarat govt

Ahmedabad: Gujarat govt today said, direct selling of fruits and vegetables by farmers has evoked very wide response.

Sharing the details of ‘Khedut Grahak Bajar’ held at 12 different places in Ahmedabad city and district, the government said Rs 8.37 lakh worth vegetables were sold today evening. On last Sunday, about Rs 7.83 lakh vegetables were sold at such markets in the district including 5 such markets in city of Ahmedabad.

Under the newly launched direct sell initiative launched last month, the government offers space to farmers to sell their farm produce directly to the citizens every Sunday evening mainly in municipal/govt run school compounds across the state.

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