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Kisan Rath app to boost business, increase farmers� income: CM

By Staff Reporter

GUWAHATI, Oct 6 - Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today launched the Kisan Rath (fruits & vegetables) mobile app to facilitate timely selling of agriculture products by promoting a buyer-seller network.

The app, developed, designed and technically maintained by NIC, will be implemented on the ground by the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (APART) project, which will provide training to farmers and other stakeholders on using the app. The app can be run in Assamese, Hindi and English.

Speaking on the occasion, Sonowal said the app would be a new vehicle for boosting agri-business by opening up markets across the country for farmers of Assam to get maximum benefits for their produce.

He said the app would also help farmers emerge strongly in today�s competitive market and prove as a boon to growers of perishable fruits and vegetables, as it would lead to radical reduction in wastage of their produce.

Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing Atul Bora in his speech said that during the coronavirus-induced nationwide lockdown, farmers had to face severe hardship and incurred huge losses. However, during the first 70 days of the lockdown, farmers of Assam sold vegetables within Assam and outside worth Rs 357 crore and more than 5,000 farmers directly engaged themselves as vendors.

The Minister further said that the Kisan Rath app would eliminate the adverse role of middlemen, creating new market opportunities for farmers and increasing their bargaining power.

It is noteworthy that the new app interconnects online more than 10,000 farmers, 50 farmer producer organizations and 1,000 verified agricultural traders.

The app was initially released by the Government of India and has been customized by NIC Assam to suit the requirements of the State. Additionally, the app allows farmers to avail all the relevant schemes and opens up the national market outside the State for surplus products.

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