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Paddy procurement begins in Alappuzha
Anamika Mishra,
Sub Editor
Anamika Mishra,
Sub Editor
The procurement of paddy cultivated in the ‘puncha’ crop season has begun in Alappuzha. Farmers have undertaken paddy farming on around 600 paddy polders, spread across 26,414 hectares, a majority of them in Kuttanad during this season in the district.
As of Saturday evening, Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) procured 483.73 tonnes of paddy in the district. “Only 2.87% of the total cultivated area has been harvested and we have started procurement. Large-scale harvesting and procurement will begin in the coming days before hitting full throttle by March 15. As per our assessment, 1,28,357.94 tonnes of paddy is expected to be procured from Alappuzha in the ‘puncha’ season. Procurement is expected to continue until the end of May,” said a Supplyco official.
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