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Jute farmers deprived of remunerative price
Jute farmers are unable to get reasonable price for their produce. The government negligence in purchasing produce directly from the farmers, middlemen exploitation, reduction of demand for jute fibre are the reasons for low price for the produce.
Srikakulam: Jute farmers are unable to get reasonable price for their produce. The government negligence in purchasing produce directly from the farmers, middlemen exploitation, reduction of demand for jute fibre are the reasons for low price for the produce.
The Jute Corporation of India (JCI) failed to set up Jute Purchasing Centres (JPC) and cashing in on the situation, traders are exploiting the farmers by quoting low price. Jute is being cultivated in 20,000 acres in Regidi, Vangara, Rajam, Ponduru, Jalumuru, Kotabommali, Amudalavalasa, Santhakaviti and Etcherla in the district.
Jute harvesting season was started almost three weeks ago but JCI is yet to arrange Purchasing Centres in the district as a result farmers are forced to sell their produce to local traders.
Earlier, JCI had started 13 Purchasing Centres under Vizianagaram JCI’s regional office limits in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts. For the past six years,Purchasing Centres have not been operating by the JCI in the region.
Interestingly, price for jute fibre is more than the Central government fixed minimum support price (MSP).
“Due to non-availability of godowns and storage facility, we are not operating purchasing centres regularly and after procuring jute fibre from the farmers, we are also unable to dispose it,” JCI regional manager G Ramana told The Hans India.
Rs 13,000 is required to cultivate jute crop per acre but yielding is not good this year due to adverse climatic conditions during the current season, said Rayipelli Nagabhushanam of Unukuru village in Regidi mandal, a farmer.
“We are unable to get reasonable price for our produce every year as traders are paying only Rs 2,200 and Rs 1,900,” explained farmers Kota Nakkam Naidu and Penki Laxman Rao of Arasada and Magguru villages in Vangara mandal.
