Synopsis PACS will also be connected with the marketing of organic fertilizers, especially Fermented Organic Manure (FoM)/ Liquid Fermented Organic Manure (LFOM)/ Phosphate Enriched Organic Manure (PROM). There are about one lakh PACS present across the country. The government on Thursday said Primary Agricultural Credit Societies ( PACS ) can be employed as drone entrepreneurs for spraying fertilizers and pesticides, and for survey of property. This was among the five key decisions taken in a meeting between Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Minister of Chemicals and Fertilisers Mansukh Mandaviya, the Ministry of Cooperation said in a statement. In the meeting, it was decided that on the basis of mapping, PACS — which are not functioning as fertilizer retailers — will be identified and they will be encouraged to function as retailers on the basis of feasibility in a phased manner, it said. Those PACS, which are not currently functioning as Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samruddhi Kendras (PMKSK), will be brought under the ambit of PMKSK, it added. Further, PACS will also be connected with the marketing of organic fertilizers, especially Fermented Organic Manure (FoM)/ Liquid Fermented Organic Manure (LFOM)/ Phosphate Enriched Organic Manure (PROM). Under the Market Development Assistance ( MDA… Read full this story
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