Steps to improve moringa export through Madurai hailed

MaduraiTraders’ associations in the city are delighted at the announcement on a new Moringa Export Zone across seven districts, with an Export Facilitation Centre in Madurai, by State government in it

Madurai Traders’ associations in the city are delighted at the announcement on a new Moringa Export Zone across seven districts, with an Export Facilitation Centre in Madurai, by State government in its exclusive budget for the agriculture sector. S. Rethinavelu, president of the Agrofood Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, “The budget has schemes, subsidies and incentives for all districts in the State. It will prove to be beneficial for everyone from farm to fork. We are happy that the budget has taken into consideration some of the demands made by the chamber in the agri pre-budget meetings. Declaring Theni, Dindigul, Karur, Ariyalur, Tuticorin, Madurai and Tiruppur districts that contribute for about 73% of the total moringa pod production, as the Moringa Export Zone, is laudable. Also, the decision to set up an Export Facilitation Centre for moringa products in Madurai, would go a long way in expanding the acreage of moringa cultivation and thereby supporting the export of more than 30 value-added products of moringa.”