Peeved by the delay in announcement of the State Advisory Price and a higher Fair and Remunerative Price for sugarcane, farmers have threatened to launch an indefinite stir in Mysuru from November 9, 2023.
This was decided at a meeting of different organisations representing the farmers in the city on Sunday, October 29. Later, Kurubur Shanthakumar, president, Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association, said that the indefinite stir will be in front of the residence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Mysuru.
He said the State government was adopting a ‘go-slow’ tactic on resolving the demands of sugarcane cultivators which included remittance of an additional ₹150 per tonne of sugaracane procured last year. With regard to present year, Mr. Shanthakumar said the cultivation cost had increased to ₹3,580 per tonne while the procurement rate fixed by the government was ₹3,150 per tonne.
