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Special Report
Krishi Udan 2.0

As Krishi Udan

2.0 takes flight,

expect bumpy

ride ahead

With the Indian government pledging to doubling the farmer’s income by 2022, the Krishi
Udan 2.0 scheme is expected to facilitate and incentivize movement of agri-produce by
air transportation. The North East region is expected to be one of its largest beneficiaries
provided it manages to tide over the current systemic challenges.

Lakshmi Ajay
ucked away at an altitude of the while incurring small damages to which is the only certified organic fruit
1500 meters above sea level, the fruits along the way as she carries in the whole country.
a farmer in the Ziro village the Kiwis in a rudimentary bamboo Fraught with many challenges, this is
Tof Arunachal Pradesh gets a basket (Tokri) from where it is sent to a currently the fate that awaits many fruits,
call from Pinky Saharia, the founder Guwahati via a truck and then shipped vegetables, pulses and spices along the
of Prithvi Agrofresh in Guwahati who by the company out to Delhi via another supply chains that originate from hilly
places an order for Kiwis. reefer truck. The long and arduous trek areas, the northeast region and tribal
The farmer collects the fruit and has resulted in some wastage, but it areas. However a scheme that promises
after 3-4 days promptly walks down pales in comparison to the rising global to tackle many of these challenges has
an arduous way from the mountains demand that this wonder fruit has been launched in October 2021, by the
to the market nearest to her village all generated from Arunachal Pradesh, ministry of civil aviation and 8 other key

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