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Leaders of the Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham and the Tenant Farmers’ Association met Special Chief Secretary (Agriculture, Marketing, and Cooperation) B. Rajasekhar astatine the Secretariat and submitted a memorandum seeking urgent redressal of cardinal issues affecting farmers.
The delegation, led by V. Krishnayya, K. Prabhakara Reddy and M. Haribabu, urged the authorities to unfastened maize procurement centres successful Nandyal, Bapatla, Palnadu and Guntur districts, wherever harvesting has begun. They said farmers are being forced to merchantability maize astatine ₹1,600 to ₹1,800 a quintal against the MSP of ₹2,400.
The leaders besides raised the plight of fabric farmers, noting that contempt the MSP of ₹8,110 a quintal, traders successful Adoni and Emmiganur markets are paying lone ₹4,000 to ₹6,500. They demanded contiguous involution by the Cotton Corporation of India to statesman procurement without imposing harsh moisture norms.
They pointed retired that Bengal gram farmers are burdened by precocious retention costs and demanded procurement of pulses astatine ₹10,000 a quintal. The concern of mango growers successful Chittoor, who person not received the afloat ₹8 a kg announced by the government, and bulb and herb farmers suffering steep terms falls, were besides highlighted.
Expressing interest implicit the discontinuation of escaped harvest insurance, they appealed for its reinstatement, stating that galore farmers are incapable to wage premiums and stay unprotected against earthy calamities. The delegation urged the authorities to instrumentality contiguous enactment to safeguard farmers’ livelihoods.
