date:May 31, 2022
As international and domestic transport costs are soaring owing to the Russia-Ukraine war, exporters of agricultural commodities have asked the Indian government to reinstate the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) scheme which had an allocation for ?2 bln (24 mln).
The scheme was beneficial for low-value agri products, especially vegetables. Exporters said that often, air freight rates are higher than the cost of vegetables, and a 200-600% jump in freight rates in the last two years has