Sugarcane growers from across the district staged a protest in Kalaburagi on Friday seeking fixation of procurement price of ₹5,000 per tonne.
Carrying sugarcane, the farmers staged the protest under the aegis of Karnataka Pranth Raitha Sangha (KPRS) in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi.
Leading the agitation, KPRS leader Sharanabasappa Mamshetty and cane growers Siddaram Dhannur and Subhash Jewargi claimed that the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) ₹2,900 per tonne announced by the Centre did not cover the cultivation cost and the Centre should increase the FRP to ₹5,000 per tonne for a recovery of 9.5%.