Photos of people who check mango. Mango is one of the main gardening crops in Karnataka, grown mostly in rural, urban, urban, chikkaballapur, Kola and Bengaluru South (Ramanagara), with estimated production of 8-10 lamps during the Rabi season | PHOTO CREDIT: MULALI KUMAR K
The Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah appealed to the center to take urgent steps to help the mango of the state farmers, as the prices of fruit drop sharply this season, causing financial losses to growers.
Manga prices fell from 12,000 GBP per quintTal at 3,000 GBP, wrote Mr. Siddaramaiaha.
In a letter by the Minister of the Union for Agriculture, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Mr. Siddaramaiaha, who was Delhi 13.
He called on the Minister of the Union to issue instructions to central agencies to start buying manga at fair prices to ensure that farmers get at least their basic costs. “This support will save farmers from facing more financial losses and protect their income during this difficult period.”
“Mango is one of the main gardening crops in Karnataka, cultivated in the area of 1,39 lakh hectares, especially in Bengalur of rural, urban, chikkabobur, Kola and Bengalur South (Ramanagara), with estimated production of 8-10 lakh during the Rabi season,” he wrote.
The main minister also wrote: “During the top season of the harvest in May to July, the arrivals on the heavy market led to unsustainable price fluctuations. Market prices, which were previously around 12,000 GBP for five, fell to only 3,000 GBP for growing and on the market and market prices. And that it is sharply on the market and on the market.
The main minister said thousands of small mango farmers face huge losses and cannot even cover the basic costs of agriculture.
Mr. Siddaramaiah warned that farmers’ protests were growing and the situation could get worse unless fast measures are taken.
“Thousands of small and marginal mango growers cannot renew their basic initial costs, leading to widespread protests and growing agrarian anxiety. If rapid and effective intervention is not carried out, this crisis may lead to serious economic consequences in the region,” said the letter addressed to the Union Minister.
Published – June 13, 2025 02:22
