Punjab's Kandi area to be developed into herbal hub

In order to develop Kandi area of Punjab into a herbal hub, the state government has assured technical and marketing help to progressive farmers and Self Help Groups (SHGs) with their products to compete in the open market.
Stating this here today, a spokesman of the Agriculture Department said that the Kandi area was enriched with natural resources and its economic conditions could be improved by ensuring the optimum utilisation of these resources.
Farmers of the area would be trained for the cultivation and processing of herbs pickles, squashes, juices, chutneys, Trifhala and Aamchur.
The spokesman also said that the state would allot land to SHGs for setting up sale centres in different cities and also to impart training to these Groups from key institutes like Mysore Food Technology Preserving Centre and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (PAU).

He said for the products manufactured/produced by the Self Help Groups, the cooperatives like Markfed and Milkfed would also lend a helping hand by exploring the possibilities of selling these quality products in domestic and international markets.