March Start for Electronic Auctions in Andhra

Electronic auctions of flue-cured tobacco are scheduled to start by March at all of Andhra Pradesh's 20 sales platforms, according to a story in the latest issue of the BBM Bommidala Group newsletter. Representatives of India's National Institute of Smart Governance were due to meet with the Tobacco Board chairman, G. Kamalavardhan Rao, to discuss the early take-up of the electronic auctioning process. Enditem