Tomato farmers in Madhya Pradesh face losses because the total price of this vegetable has declined by Rs 2 per kg due to the arrival of the new crop in the market. Farmers’ organizations have demanded that the state government take immediate steps to protect the interests of the farmers and the government should help the farmers to provide relief.
Ahiliabai Holkar, the Indore goddess, is one of the largest total mandas in the fruit and vegetable market. Tiraj Raikwar, a farmer from Kandwa district, about 130 km away, said in a conversation with the BTI on Monday that “the total price of tomatoes has fallen to Rs 2 per kg. We cannot withdraw the cost of the crop.”
This is a complaint of farmers
Farmer Tiraj Raikar said that some farmers are forced to throw the remaining cargo of the tomatoes into the market. Raikwar said, “Last year, farmers decided to cultivate it because of the good price of the tomatoes last year. At this time there was a huge attendance of the tomato in the market due to the production of the bumper, which led to a drop in prices.”
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Dinesh Mual, a farmer from neighboring Dhar district, said that he had borrowed Rs 2 lakh for tomato cultivation on two acres, but now he is suffering from a loss of prices. Like them, there are many farmers who are more concerned about the cost and the cost of the falling tomatoes. These farmers have requested the government to provide immediate assistance.
Claim for government assistance
In the Malwa-Nimmer region of West Madhya Pradesh, United Kisan Morcha Ram Swarup’s Convener has called for the state government to buy tomatoes from farmers at reasonable prices, so that the damage can be avoided. “Morcha is demanding the minimum support price for vegetables, but the government is not focusing on it,” he said.
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Indian farmers-Majdur army leader Pablu Jadhav, who has no cold storage and processing facilities for early damage crops such as tomatoes in the distant areas of the state, is forced to sell their crops at the price of throwing their crops.