Farmers’ body seeks increase in FRP for sugarcane purchase

Myuru: The State Sugar Cane Growers Association president Kurubur Shanthakumar on Thursday condemned the Centre for not increasing the fair remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane purchase — a decision affecting millions of sugarcane growers across the country.
He said the Centre, which has not revised the price in the past two years, has now suddenly fixed FRP price of Rs 2,850 per ton of sugarcane supply to sugar mills against the farmers’ demand of Rs 3,200 per ton.
He urged the state government to come to the rescue of sugarcane growers by announcing astate advisory price of Rs 3,200 per ton.
He also urged the state government to direct the sugar mill owners to pay the arrears and pending dues to farmers.
Shanthakumar has also demanded the Centre to bring sugarcane under Fasal Bhima Insurance Cover to help farmers during natural calamities resulting in crop loss.