Govt. raisin processing unit in Vijayapura to help farmers cut down on transportation costs to Maharashtra
A new government-funded raisin processing and cold storage unit in Vijayapura is set to open in November to support local grape farmers. The facility aims to reduce transportation costs and provide farmers with better market leverage compared to private storage options.
Why it matters
Infrastructure development in the agricultural sector helps small-scale farmers improve profitability and reduce logistical overhead.
After almost a two-year wait, grape growing farmers in Vijayapura, Bagalkot and Belagavi districts will be able to access raisin processing and a cold storage unit at Thoravi village in Vijayapura from November.
Funded by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and the State government under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund, the unit is established by the Karnataka Grape and Wine Board.
Once fully functional, it will help grape farmers in these three districts process and store raisins here instead of transporting them all the way to Sangli or Pune in Maharashtra or paying more money at private processing units.
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