Farmers demand MSP procurement centres

Dharwad: Members of the district unit of Bharateeya Kisan Sangha (BKS) have urged the administration to set up centres to procure green gram, soya bean and maize under minimum support price scheme in Dharwad district.
In a memorandum submitted to the deputy commissioner here on Friday, BKS leaders said after a long gap, farmers in the district who had suffered losses were harvesting kharif crop and were expecting some income.
They said farmers who have already harvested the crop were being exploited by commission agents at APMC yards by offering low price. The commission agents are making money by selling the produce procured from farmers, BKS alleged.
The government has fixed a minimum support price of Rs 7,196 per quintal for green gram, Rs 3,780 for soya and Rs 1,850 for maize.