Farmers upset over delay in authorities procurement are handing over maize

About 65 thousand maize rising farmers of Kondagaon district bought maize on help value by the federal government within the hope of cultivating maize on a big scale. Due to the delay in authorities procurement after the maize crop is prepared, a lot of the maize growers of the district handed over their crops to the merchants at low costs. At the identical time departmental officers are speaking in regards to the buy of maize from February after buying paddy from registered farmers. In which help value of 1850 per quintal is mounted to be given to the farmers.

Whereas farmers have been promoting to the merchants for 1000 to 1200 rupees per quintal to keep away from bother because of delay in procuring authorities maize. If seen, there’s a distinction of about 600 rupees per quintal within the authorities help value relative to the retail value of the mandi.

The district has taken corn manufacturing of 31.170 hectare within the 12 months 2020-21. In which kharib 128 .450 metric tonne and 121.216 metric tonne maize are produced in Ravi. While kharib 124.140 metric tonne was produced on 28.230 hectare in 12 months 2019-20, 154.378 metric tonne maize was produced in Rabi.