Farmers from the Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association reiterated their demand for higher fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.
At a meeting convened here on Thursday, January 11, the farmers deliberated on the major issues plaguing the agricultural community and said that FRP for sugarcane should be increased to ₹4,000 per tonne. At present, the FRP is ₹3,150 per tonne and the farmers said that it was less than the cultivation cost.
The Modi government came under attack for failing to implement some of the promises made that led to the farmers withdrawing their year-long agitation. Given the crisis being faced by the farmers the government should announce a waiver of all agricultural loans, said Kurubur Shanthakumar, president of the association.
