Delay in procurement puts paddy farmers in distress

Delay in the procurement of harvested paddy has put farmers in Kuttanad in distress. Farmers of three paddy polders under the Kavalam Krishi Bhavan, where harvest was completed several days ago, said

Delay in the procurement of harvested paddy has put farmers in Kuttanad in distress. Farmers of three paddy polders under the Kavalam Krishi Bhavan, where harvest was completed several days ago, said the Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) and rice mills were not ready to procure their produce. They said that despite the threat of rain, harvested paddy was being kept in polders itself. Apart from Kavalam, farmers in Ramankary, Kainakary, Thalavady, Veeyapuram, Cheruthana, Pallipad, Haripad among other places in Kuttanad and Upper Kuttanad regions are facing procurement delays. On Monday, farmers staged an agitation in front of Thalavady Krishi Bhavan demanding speedy procurement of the harvested crop.