Cabbage grower destroys standing crop

Chikkamagaluru: A farmer from Kadur taluk destroyed cabbage crop in his two acres farm and accused Chikkamagaluru horticulture department of not helping him sell the produce.
Kiran from Nagenahalli village in Kadur taluk had invested Rs 2 lakh to cultivate cabbage. He had a bumper crop but there were no takers due to lockdown. He approached the horticulture department but there was no help. Finally he destroyed the standing crop using a tractor.
“The price was good before the lockdown. But after that local buyers and traders showed no interest. I requested the horitculture department to lift the crop. But there was no help. Ultimately I destroyed the crop. The government is blind to our problems,” Kiran said.
Last week, former legislator of Kadur YSV Datta purchased fruits and vegetables worth over Rs 1 lakh directly from farmers to help them out of the crisis and distributed the produce to needy people.