From last two days I am listening on National news channels that prices of tomato in major cities like Delhi has gone near about 100 per k.g. But when I go to my own local market to purchase tomato, shopkeepers are selling tomato at the rate 20 - 30 rupees per k.g. What had made this huge difference? Still the farmers are selling tomato and onion at very low prices, at about 5 - 10 rupees per kg.
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Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:Now jokes about the sudden hike of prices started on social media:
A T.V. reporter asks shopkeeper:"What is the rate of tomato?"
Shopkeeper: Rs. 60 per K.G.
Reporter:"Please update your price as shopkeepers in other cities are selling at 100/".
A sadistic joke.
The farmer is the person who works more hard work than other workers, and gets very less than other workers. We can live without alochol, khaini, guthka and other such stupid things, but can't live without food, but the producer of these stupid things are getting lots of benefits but the producer of food is getting very less benefit or no benefit.
Farmer suicides can be stopped by creating an alternate seeds Research programme.
Robust and reliable Irrigation Policy and Electrification.
Insurance against Crop failure that is supported by the Government, and easy access to funds via Bank accounts to save them from local money lenders. If these policies are not implemented, there wont be any reduction in Farmer suicides.
Shampa Sadhya wrote:In Kolkata I read in the newspaper that onion is Rs. 100 per kg in Delhi. It's almost fifteen days now that I am back to Delhi and I purchase onion at Rs. 60 per kg. Why media is spreading wrong information, God knows!
Our media takes interest only in sensational news. If something wrong has happened all media persons will run towards it, but if some good is happening no one will take interest to show it in news. Media runs only for TRP, not for goodness of our country.
vijay wrote:Price of Rs 100 is touched on a day and gets reported. Then customers resist and prices start falling. So press is not reporting wrong. But you seem to be alright with a price of Rs 60 per kg !
60 Rs is not fair price here onion price is 20 Rs. My area have not pre-monsoon rain so price of other vegetables are some high but not more than Rs 50
rambabu wrote:Farmer suicides can be stopped by creating an alternate seeds Research programme.
Robust and reliable Irrigation Policy and Electrification.
Insurance against Crop failure that is supported by the Government, and easy access to funds via Bank accounts to save them from local money lenders. If these policies are not implemented, there wont be any reduction in Farmer suicides.
Mode of assessment of crop losses is not fair. So at present crop insurance is help ful to farmers. Sikkim is a organic states. There farmers are not using pestisides or modified seeds. They are producing seed in their fields. Farmers of other state must be follow them and adopt zero cost farming.
anil wrote:rambabu wrote:Farmer suicides can be stopped by creating an alternate seeds Research programme.
Robust and reliable Irrigation Policy and Electrification.
Insurance against Crop failure that is supported by the Government, and easy access to funds via Bank accounts to save them from local money lenders. If these policies are not implemented, there wont be any reduction in Farmer suicides.
Mode of assessment of crop losses is not fair. So at present crop insurance is help ful to farmers. Sikkim is a organic states. There farmers are not using pestisides or modified seeds. They are producing seed in their fields. Farmers of other state must be follow them and adopt zero cost farming.
You are right. Zero cost Farming involves very less expenditure for all the crops. In this type of Farming, nothing has to be purchased from outside. Because all things required for the growth of the plant are available around the Root Zone of the Plant. This system was started by Subhash Palekar. Zero cost natural farming is less expensive. In case of crop failure due to absence of Monsoon, the farmer will not lose much financially.
vijay wrote:Price of Rs 100 is touched on a day and gets reported. Then customers resist and prices start falling. So press is not reporting wrong. But you seem to be alright with a price of Rs 60 per kg !
No, I am not happy with the price of Rs. 60 per kg but I mentioned it to show the style of reporting.
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