The Tamil Nadu Banana Producer Company Ltd., which was formed with the guidelines of Small Farmers Agri-Business Consortium, on Monday decided to embark on a project to develop quality banana seedlings so as to sell them to the needy farmers to improve productivity.
A resolution to that effect was taken at the company’s first general body held here. It was formed on July 25, 2014 with 50 grower societies and 860 share holders.
Sourcing of seed suckers of traditional varieties, quality inspection, and distribution from the Tuticorin and Tirunelveli cluster, distribution of Grand Naine planting material and drip and fertigation system for banana farmers of Theni, Cumbum, and Virudhunagar cluster, installation of pack house facilities and production of value-added products from banana from Tiruchi, Karur, and Namakkal cluster were among the part of prospective business plans discussed in the meeting.
G. Ajeethan, Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Banana Producer Company, said it had been decided grow quality seedlings as per standard norms to sell them to the members of grower societies and farmers.
Sourcing quality seeds was important to grow healthy seedlings.
The company would get quality seeds from various sources and agencies.
The members and Board of Directors were apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding with National Agro Foundation, Chennai, partnering for development and distribution of tissue culture seedlings to rejuvenate the traditional banana varieties grown in Tamil Nadu.
