Gujarat’s groundnut farmers rue slow paced procurement, excessive rejections

Gujarat’s groundnut farmers rue slow paced procurement, excessive rejections

by admin- Thursday, December 13th, 2018 07:42:56 AM

Gujarat government’s groundnut procurement is receiving combined response from farmers. On one hand, they have welcomed the transparency in procurement via the State Civil Supplies Corporation, however are disillusioned with the gradual pace of procurement.

Unlike closing yr, whilst the central procurement agency National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (Nafed) undertook procurement, the State government has roped within the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Limited (GSCSC) for the process to make certain transparent functioning.

According to authorities data, till November 11, as tons as 1.04 lakh tonnes (lt) of groundnut valued at ₹521 crore turned into procured from over fifty two,000 farmers. The production is projected at approximately 27 lt for 2018-19, which is set 5 lt decrease than that recorded ultimate yr.

“Groundnut procurement at 122 APMC Centres across the State commenced from November 15. The district creditors had initiated registration of farmers from November 1. Based on this registration and with a statutory ceiling of 2,500 kg according to farmer, the procurement is being performed,” said a senior reputable from the GSCSL.

The State authorities has constant the procurement charge at ₹5000 consistent with quintal including a bonus of₹110. Per quintal.

“Farmers are higher off this time. Procurement is taking vicinity in a more obvious way. Officials of the civil supplies department are deployed on every procurement centre and they may be making sure honest procurement,” said Harshad Khapra, a farmer from Lodhika taluka in Rajkot district.

“Even if the procurement is transparent, the technique could be very slow. Many farmers are dealing with rejections on nice problems. If moisture content material is half percentage higher than the permissible restrict, crop is rejected. This isn’t a supportive,” felt Vitthal Dudhatara from Bhartiya Kisan Sangh.

Due to better crop projection, groundnut charges within the marketplace have dipped to as low as ₹3,375 a quintal in opposition to the MSP of ₹4,890.

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