9.57 LT maize procured in State so far; govt. plans to purchase jowar too
The Agriculture Minister of Telangana has urged for expedited procurement of maize and announced plans to also purchase jowar. He criticized the central government for not supporting farmers affected by unseasonal rains and called for an increase in procurement limits for certain crops. So far, 9.57 lakh tonnes of maize have been procured, but additional storage facilities are needed to accommodate the harvest.
- ▪The government plans to procure jowar with ₹1,100 crore.
- ▪9.57 lakh tonnes of maize have been procured at a minimum support price of ₹2,400 per acre.
- ▪Storage facilities for 15.07 lakh tonnes of maize are required, but only 11.4 lakh tonnes of space is currently available.
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HYDERABADAgriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao has asked the Markfed authorities to speed up procurement of maize taken up with ₹4,000 crore and said the government is also ready to procure jowar with ₹1,100 crore.He criticised the Centre for not coming to the rescue of the farming community despite repeated pleas on their troubles and losses being suffered with unseasonal rains. He demanded that the Centre include maize and jowar in the price support scheme and lift the ceiling of 25% of the produce in the procurement of bengalgram and groundnut and increase it to at least 50%.In a meeting with the marketing department officials, he reviewed the ongoing exercise of maize procurement, storage facilities, availability of gunny sacks, transportation arrangements and Central Government…
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