The
farmers of the State have been facing the vagaries of weather.
Uneven weather and sometimes additional rainfall ruin the
crops most. Change in weather cycle is the main reason of
it. For last several days thunderstorm, rainfall and hails
have damaged the crops and agricultural produce. Recently
due to untimely rains the standing crops of farmers and crops
which were cut got ruined. The farmers are also facing problems
in proper storing of foodgrains. The storage facilities ought
to be in the fields too. The crops should be taken straighway
to godowns after harvesting. The farmers can take loan against
the deposited grains and start further preparation. The tendency
of black marketing can be checked if the grains of the farmers
reach straightway in godowns. Untimely rainfall had affected
the farmers' crops this time. When the grains get damaged
due to rains, the middle men are the first to take advantage.
The government purchase of foodgrains is running behind its
target. Even though the government has made provisions for
purchase of damaged wheat of farmers yet to what extent the
farmers would be able to reap benefits is not known. The administration
and agriculture experts should devise ways to save the farm
produce. As it has been stated above that the storage is a
big problem and due to lack of warehouses the farmers have
to compromise with middle men in disposal of grains. Hence
it is essential that grain storage facility is provided and
the capacity of the godowns is increased. This would foil
the middle men's designs to exploit the farmers and discourage
blackmarketing of essential items. Both the farmers and the
consumers would gain from new measures urgently needed for
preserving agricultural produce.
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