Farmers Call for Higher G/nut Prices, Improved Roads Network

Farmers call for higher g/nut prices, improved roads network

While acknowledging last year’s price of D38,000 per tonne - considered favourable compared to neighbouring countries,- farmers urged the president to raise the price to an amount more than the last year. They stressed that farming is their primary source of livelihood and that a price increase would significantly improve their economic well-being. President Barrow currently on a nationwide tour mandated by the constitution, aims to foster direc…

State Government Should Immediately Open Maize Procurement Centres: Basavaraj BommaiMaize Must Be Purchased at a Price Higher Than MSP as Demanded by Farmers: Bommai

Gadag: Former Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai has urged the state government to immediately open maize procurement centres and purchase maize at a price higher than the Minimum Support Price (MSP) as demanded by farmers. Otherwise, he warned, farmers would be forced to launch an agitation similar to the one they held demanding a fair price for sugarcane. Speaking to reporters in Gadag, Bommai said maize is cultivated by farmers across t