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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Farmers can opt for multiple crops to escape glut crisis -Krishna Thevar

Farmers can opt for multiple crops to escape glut crisis -Krishna Thevar

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published Published on Jun 6, 2017   modified Modified on Jun 6, 2017
-The Economic Times

MUMBAI: What has made the Maharashtra farmer hit the streets, dump his produce and even attack suppliers? A combination of weather, unscrupulous middlemen and lack of discretion on crop seems to have wreaked havoc on their lives.

Rainfall in Maharashtra has been deficient in 2011 and the situation turned worse leading to a severe drought till 2015. In 2016, farmers got relief with normal rains, when they got back to sowing after taking loans. However, after a good crop now, they have been hit by unscrupulous traders who have not paid them expected prices.

Onions sold for Rs 4,500-5,000 a quintal in previous years, but fell to less than Rs 1,000 now with a glut in production. In some places, farmers were offered 10 quintals for less than Rs 500, prompting many to dump their produce on the roads or dry up in the fields. The same is the case of tomatoes, where farmers were offered Rs 3-6 for a kilo.

The price was not enough to even take care of transportation from the field to the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) auction centres.

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The Economic Times, 3 June, 2017, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/farmers-can-opt-for-multiple-crops-to-escape-glut-crisis/articleshow/58969159.cms


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