More veggies added to assured markets scheme

PANAJI: An addendum has been made to the state sector scheme titled ‘promotion of vegetables with assured markets (2015)’ following which, 14 new greens have been added to the list.
These are carrot, capsicum, ash gourd, diascorea, amado, cabbage, red pumpkin, sweet potato, bread fruit, long bean (wal), banana flower bud (boni) and aakur. In addition to this, the Goan jackfruit has also made it to this list to be used for vegetable purpose.
Farmers registered under this scheme are provided free high-yielding variety (HYV) seeds, the required fertilisers and a 90% subsidy to buy irrigational equipment for cultivation, provided they have a minimum of 500m of agricultural land.
The vegetables grown under this scheme include ginger, okra (bhendi), cluster beans, bottle gourds, brinjals, long beans, cucumbers, gherkins, red pumpkins, ridge gourds and suran among others.