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Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda wrote Prime Minister Narendra Modi and trade union minimum for agriculture and farmers Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who strives to instruct the National Agricultural Federation of the Marketing Federation India Ltd. Emergency as a result of production prices.
In Separate, But Similarly Worded, Letters DataD June 22, Mr. Gowda Broughht the Plight of Mango Growers to the knowledge of Both Mr. Modi and Mr. Chouhan and Said That Mango Was One of the Major Horticultural Crops in Karnataka, Cultivated Over An Area of 1.39 Lakh Hectares, Particularly in Bengalur Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Chickballapur, Kola and Bengaluru (formerly Ramanagar) tons during the rabbi season.
However, due to weather and diseases, manga yield fell to less than 30%this year, he stressed.
“From May to June this year, they caused a heavy arrival of unsustainable price fluctuations. Prices fell from 12,000 GBP per quintal to £ 3,000 per quintal, while cultivation costs are 5,466 GBP per quintal. Gowda.
He expressed concern that the ban Andhra Pradesh about the varieties of Totapuri Manga entering the Chittoor district, adjacent to Karnataka, disrupted the supplier chain and resulted in the risk of loss after harvesting for the Karnataka border area. This created a tension between mango growers, which led to protests in many districts, especially in Kola and Chickballapur, emphasized.
The Chief Minister of Karnataka and the main secretary asked Andr Pradesh to cancel this ban immediately. In addition, the state government has asked the Center to start public procurement through central agencies such as NAFEDs and the National Consumers Federation in India Ltd. to help farmers and alleviate rural problems, noted.
“I ask the Central Government to instruct NAFEDs to get manga under PDP and MIS. It will support farmers by ensuring fair prices through direct purchases from farmers and by farmers’ producers (FPO),” he said.
“I believe that the central government will immediately take appropriate measures to support Manga Karnataka growers by providing adequate financial benefits in different systems,” he said.
Published – June 22, 2025 20:26
