Kumar said red gram production may cross 1.5 lakh metric tonnes this season due to good rainfall and harvest.
There was a talk NAFED would buy only 50,000 tonnes hence we met the Union Minister. He promised us that there would be no limit in the purchase of red gram from farmers, Mr Kumar said. (Representational image)
Hyderabad: The Central government has agreed to purchase Red Gram in the state following a glut in the market.
TRS MPs B. Vinod Kumar and Vishveshwar Reddy met Union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh and apprised them of the red gram crisis and how farmers are facing hardships due to Central agency’s decision to buy only 50,000 metric tonnes.
Mr Kumar said red gram production may cross 1.5 lakh metric tonnes this season due to good rainfall and harvest.
“There was a talk NAFED would buy only 50,000 tonnes hence we met the Union Minister. He promised us that there would be no limit in the purchase of red gram from farmers,” Mr Kumar said.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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