Chandigarh, April 19 -- The Haryana government will launch an e-auction portal to enable farmers to sell agroforestry trees grown on their fields, such as eucalyptus and poplar, through the Haryana Forest Development Corporation (HFDC). This initiative is expected to help farmers secure better prices by eliminating intermediaries. The decision was taken in the 146th meeting of the Board of Directors of HFDC chaired by additional chief secretary (ACS), forest, Sudhir Rajpal.

An official spokesperson said as per the plan, farmers willing to use the HFDC e-auction portal will submit an application to the concerned general manager. Subsequently, field offices of the Corporation will assess and mark the standing trees and determine a reserve ...