B’NGIR MANGO FARMERS RESORT TO DISTRESS SALE
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Even as this year the Balangir district has
recorded a good mango crop yield bringing cheer to the farmers, the absence of
adequate storage space and marketing facility have led to distress sale.
Much to the mango farmers’ woes, it is the
middlemen and traders who are reaping the benefit, by offering less price to
the farmers and selling mango at higher prices in markets.
The local traders offer Rs 1,000-Rs 1,200 per
quintal of mango to the farmers whereas they sell mango at Rs 3,000 per
quintal. Thus they get three times of what they pay to the farmers.
The low price offered by traders to mango farmers
has hit them hard.
They are at a loss as to what to do? There is no
storage facility in the district. Moreover the marketing support and linkage
from district administration is not available in the district.
The Koraput district administration has taken
good steps to prevent distress sale of mangoes, said president of Balangir
Zilla Krushak Surakshya Sangathan Arun Mishra
The apathy of the Balangir district
administration and local politicians towards the issue is disgusting, lamented
a farmer.
Meanwhile, the locals warned that farmers could
resort to suicide unless necessary measures were not taken immediately to
ensure betterremunerative prices
to them.
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