Farmers in A.P. slipping into debt trap, says TDP
The Hindu
The prices of tomato and chilli have fallen beyond expectations, says former Minister K. Atchannaidu
: The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Andhra Pradesh State President K. Atchannaidu has stated that a crisis was prevailing in the agriculture sector due to anti-farmer policies.
In a statement on Thursday, September 23, 2021, the former minister said that the farmers were slipping into debt trap due to lack of remunerative prices. The prices of tomato and chilli have fallen beyond expectations. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy remained a silent spectator and utterly failed in rescuing the farmers.
The farmers who cultivated tomatoes in Kurnool, Anantapur and Chittoor were hardly getting ₹ 1 to ₹5 a kg. They were unable to get even the transportation charges and expenses incurred on coolies. The prices of green chillies have slipped to ₹3 a kg. The graduate farmers were not harvesting the produce in view of the drastic fall in prices, and gross mismatch between expenditure and market prices.
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