MARGAO
Saying the harvest season has commenced in Fatorda with 250 local farmer families availing the free harvester provided by We for Fatorda, an NGO set up by him, Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Saturday said this year marks the 18th consecutive year that We for Fatorda has provided free harvesting support.
“We for Fatorda help farmers with access to modern machinery which requires huge capital investment for purchase and maintenance,"
said Sardesai.
"Our objective is to free farmers from taking debt by purchasing this modern machinery. As a result, they can reap higher profits from their yield,” he said.
The Fatorda MLA said: “We for Fatorda provides the harvesting service free of cost to the farmers and we consider it as our annual tradition for the last 18 years. In recent times, farmers have seen some candidates wake up before elections and rush to provide agricultural machinery to the farmers. After facing defeat, they go into a four-year hibernation only to wake up once again before the next election and repeat the cycle.”
Saying that Goa has the potential to achieve tremendous growth in agriculture, Sardesai said this can only be realised through the commitment and collaboration of farmers, NGOs and government departments.
“In Fatorda, We for Fatorda will continue to support our farmers by upgrading agricultural equipment and providing them with the latest available technology,” he added.
