AGRA: A day after a potato farmer here sent the paltry profit of Rs 490 that he earned from promoting his whole potato produce of 19,000 kg to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to protest the continuous losses he needed to suffer, farmers from the area are actually planning to satisfy leader minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday when he visits the district to take stock of the preparations forward of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled consult with to town.
The farmers said that they might make efforts to satisfy the CM after his evaluate meeting with officers on Friday and present their grievances. They said that they might request the CM to claim a minimal give a boost to value 1.5 times higher than the existing one for potato making an allowance for that the price of manufacturing is higher as compared to different plants and curb the threat of middlemen in procurement. They added that they might elevate the problem throughout the general public meeting of the PM if they don't seem to be able to satisfy the CM on Friday.
Speaking to TOI, Pradeep Sharma, a farmer from Nagla Nathu village, said, “I will be able to attempt to meet the CM on Friday and present my grievances. I have been facing losses for 4 years. This yr I made a profit of best Rs 490 after promoting 19,000 kg of potato. I have sent the quantity to PM as a mark of protest. I am hoping the CM will take cognizance of the plight of farmers who are not even able to get what they spend.”
Farmer leader Shyam Singh Chahar said, “The central and state governments had promised to double the income of farmers. However, no concrete steps had been taken to fulfil this promise so far. We are planning at hand over a memorandum at the suffering of farmers to the CM on Friday.”
Rajveer Lawaniya, district president of Potato Growers’ Association, said, “Farmers who spend Rs 700-800 on consistent with quintal of potato are getting an MSP of best Rs 549. This does no longer even cover the manufacturing cost. This is the reason why farmers are heading off executive purchase centres to sell plants. The state executive must make the MSP at least Rs 1,000 consistent with quintal.”
The farmers said that they might make efforts to satisfy the CM after his evaluate meeting with officers on Friday and present their grievances. They said that they might request the CM to claim a minimal give a boost to value 1.5 times higher than the existing one for potato making an allowance for that the price of manufacturing is higher as compared to different plants and curb the threat of middlemen in procurement. They added that they might elevate the problem throughout the general public meeting of the PM if they don't seem to be able to satisfy the CM on Friday.
Speaking to TOI, Pradeep Sharma, a farmer from Nagla Nathu village, said, “I will be able to attempt to meet the CM on Friday and present my grievances. I have been facing losses for 4 years. This yr I made a profit of best Rs 490 after promoting 19,000 kg of potato. I have sent the quantity to PM as a mark of protest. I am hoping the CM will take cognizance of the plight of farmers who are not even able to get what they spend.”
Farmer leader Shyam Singh Chahar said, “The central and state governments had promised to double the income of farmers. However, no concrete steps had been taken to fulfil this promise so far. We are planning at hand over a memorandum at the suffering of farmers to the CM on Friday.”
Rajveer Lawaniya, district president of Potato Growers’ Association, said, “Farmers who spend Rs 700-800 on consistent with quintal of potato are getting an MSP of best Rs 549. This does no longer even cover the manufacturing cost. This is the reason why farmers are heading off executive purchase centres to sell plants. The state executive must make the MSP at least Rs 1,000 consistent with quintal.”
Potato farmers ask Yogi to increase support price
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