Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurated the Farmers Training and Common Facility Centre at Methagal village of Koppal in North Karnataka today. The facility built with the financial assistance under MPLADS was executed by NABARD. Addressing the gathering, the Finance Minister said that the training centre and common facility will help Farmers Producers Organisation and others in food processing, along with the introduction of modern farming techniques. She informed that the Centre has the capability to process 840 metric tonnes of Mango and 600 metric tonnes of papaya and prepare dry powder, juice and pulp.
