Owing to the lockdown, in South Odisha, especially in Boipariguda block of Korapur district, the Tamarind collectors (members of Producer Group), have been facing difficulties in selling their produce in the local market. March – April is the harvesting time for tamarind. Unprocessed tamarind cannot be reserved for longer duration as there is risk of perishing and pest attack due to moisture contain. Taking the advantage, the local traders are not offering the Minimum Support Price (MSP) to the tamarind collectors. M/s. Sabujima Producer Company Ltd (SPCL) of Boipariguda, promoted with the technical support and guidance of CYSD has come forward to procure the tamarind from the local Producer Groups and its shareholders, with the MSP. In the meanwhile, SPCL has got an order to supply 10 tons of deseeded tamarind to ‘Safe Harvest’ based in Bangalore.

“We are quite hopeful that SPCL will be able to supply the targeted quantity of tamarind to ‘Safe Harvest’ on time and accrue some profit for our company, said Mrs. Mani Majhi, the Chairperson of SPCAL.