CM urged agriculture officers to transform into friends of farmers and make them understand the need to stay away from maize considering the possibility of the crop commanding low price
The new Agriculture Acts formulated by the Centre allowing the sale of crop anywhere in the country is also proving to be detrimental to the interests of maize farmers in the State
Minister Gangula Kamalakar instructed officials to make all arrangements at paddy procurement centres to ensure the farmers do not face any problems at PPCs.
District Collector D Krishna Bhaskar discussed about arrangements to be made for smooth procurement of crop with committee members and ginning mill owners.
PS Pradyumna, Special Commissioner of Agricultural Marketing, informed that the procurement will be carried forward from the farm gate in special cases.
