Published on : 05 Oct 2025, 2:34 am

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: Assam has recorded remarkable success in its paddy procurement drive for the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-25, achieving 89% of the total target with 850569.54 Metric Tonnes (MT) procured against the target of 9,54,001 MT. This has brought direct benefits to more than 66,500 farmers across the state.

Four agencies, both central and state, were engaged in the procurement drive in KMS 2024-25. The agencies are Assam Food & Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (AFCSCL), Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board (ASAMB), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) and Food Corporation of India (FCI).

Substantial progress has been made by Assam in its paddy procurement efforts for the first

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