Serious crisis facing Maharashtra farmers: cotton houses expecting price hike, but now market committees blow
Wardha News : Agricultural Produce Market Committees have announced cotton purchase ban. It is not known when this market will start later. The question of the farmers is that where should we sell this home made cotton?
Eknath Chowdhary, Wardha: Last year, the price of cotton which reached Rs 14 thousand per quintal, has been lying in the houses of the farmers for eight months in the hope of increase. The rates of 8 thousand have also come down to 7 thousand 200 rupees. While all this is happening, market committees have announced cotton purchase ban from today, Monday. It is not certain when this market will start later. In such a situation, the question has arisen in front of the farmers that what should be done with the cotton kept in the house.
Due to the deepening drought crisis on soybean, farmers have increased the sowing of cotton. On an average, cotton was cultivated in 4 thousand 197 hectares in the state. Area under cotton increased in Yavatmal, Amravati, Akola, Buldhana, Washim, Wardha, Chandrapur and Nagpur districts of Vidarbha. Behind this increase was the higher rates received in the previous year. The hope of the farmers that they would get at least ten thousand rupees per quintal turned out to be false. Instead of increasing the prices fell to around Rs.600. To facilitate the season, farmers sold cotton with a fall in this price. Farmers are still storing cotton at home as production costs are becoming difficult. Cotton is safely stored in the fields of many people in the villages. Farmers expect cotton prices to rise in October with the 2014 elections.
As soon as the market committee announced to stop cotton procurement, farmers of Vadgaon in Wardha district brought their cotton in trucks to the Selu market on Fridays and Saturdays. Cotton was sold at the price that could be obtained. These farmers have got a price of Rs.7200. Farmer Sunil Parse has accused the government of forgetting the bonus given to the farmers. Farmers cannot sell their goods throughout the year. As an alternative, farmer leader Shailesh Agarwal has written a letter to the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister, demanding that the government start a guaranteed price buying and selling center which will remain open throughout the year.
Cotton was cultivated in six acres. The crop saved from heavy rains yielded 25 quintals of cotton. Cotton was stored in a room so that the price would go up. There was a shortage of money at the time of sowing. Bought seeds and fertilizers on credit of six months as there would be loss on selling cotton. Sowing requirement met. But, the question of the next crop plan has arisen. The rates have not increased yet. Funds are needed for expenses such as spraying, dredging and weeding. The Agricultural Produce Market Committees have announced a ban on the purchase of cotton. It is not known when this market will start later. Tarachand Ghumde, a farmer from Rehki in Selu taluka, has asked where should we sell this cotton at home?
The monsoon session of the Vidhansabha is starting today from Monday. In this session, the government with three engines will have to face the questions of the opposition. Till now, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who has spoken on the issues of cotton growers, is now in power, so attention is being paid to what his role will be. Former minister Anil Deshmukh had assured the workers during his visit to Wardha that he would enter the house only after bearing the pain of the cotton farmers. Everyone's eyes are fixed on how aggressive Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena is on the issue of farmers. Farmers have expressed hope that this crisis of cotton should be resolved at least during the session.
The monsoon session of the Vidhansabha is starting today from Monday. In this session, the government with three engines will have to face the questions of the opposition. Till now, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who has spoken on the issues of cotton growers, is now in power, so attention is being paid to what his role will be. Former minister Anil Deshmukh had assured the workers during his visit to Wardha that he would enter the house only after bearing the pain of the cotton farmers. Everyone's eyes are fixed on how aggressive Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena is on the issue of farmers. Farmers have expressed hope that this crisis of cotton should be resolved at least during the session.
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