Historic purchase of CCI in Sankheda (Gujarat) taluka, cotton worth about Rs 6.85 billion purchased
This year a new record has been made in the agriculture sector in Sankheda taluka. The process of purchasing cotton at support price by Cotton Corporation of India was completed on 27 February. Despite bad weather and unseasonal rains this year, a huge quantity of cotton has arrived at the purchasing centers in Sankheda taluka. Cotton worth about Rs 6 billion 85 crore has been purchased directly from farmers in the entire season.
Cotton procurement was started from December at Handod and Kalediya centers of Sankheda taluka. This year, a higher support price of Rs 8060 per quintal was fixed by CCI. Due to this attractive price, farmers not only from Chhota Udaipur district but also from neighboring Narmada and Vadodara districts reached these centers in large numbers in their tractors. As per the final figures, around 8.50 lakh quintals of cotton was purchased at these two centres.
On one hand, there was happiness among farmers due to the higher support price, on the other hand, there was some dissatisfaction due to losses caused by rain and the new method of digital registration. However, according to government data, it is believed that the trade and employment of the region will also get a boost as a significant amount of Rs six billion eighty-five crore is being injected into the rural economy.
CCI implemented the registration process through mobile app for the first time This year, CCI implemented the registration process through mobile app for the first time to bring administrative transparency in the agriculture sector. Farmers had to go through technical processes like uploading their documents, getting registered and getting administrative approval. In the beginning, this process seemed a bit complicated for the farmers, but in the end, due to this digital registration the money was directly deposited into the accounts of the farmers. Unseasonal rains adversely affected the quality and yield of the cotton crop. However, when compared with last year's figures, shocking results have emerged: Last year's purchase: 781554 quintals, this year's purchase: around 8.50 lakh quintals. This year, about 70,000 quintals more cotton has been earned as compared to last year.
