Farmers’ associations plan round-table meet on July 28 to discuss aqua crisis
Farmers' associations in Andhra Pradesh have called for a round-table meeting to address the financial crisis in the shrimp farming sector. They are demanding government intervention regarding minimum support prices and rising feed costs.
Why it matters
The aqua sector is a major economic driver in Andhra Pradesh, and the current crisis threatens the livelihoods of millions.
The Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham and the Andhra Pradesh Tenant Farmers’ Association have demanded immediate government intervention to address the financial crisis confronting the aqua farmers, and have announced a round-table meeting in Vijayawada on July 28 to discuss measures for protecting the sector.
In a joint statement on Thursday, sangham State president G. Eswaraiah and association State general secretary P. Jamalaiah said the meeting would evolve a strategy and press the government to resolve the industry’s problems.
The organisations demanded that the government fix a minimum support price of ₹300 per kg for 100-count shrimp and ensure traders procured shrimp at the declared rate. They also sought immediate rollback of feed price hike, alleging that the companies had increased prices by ₹10,000 to ₹16,000 per tonne, adding to the farmers’ losses.
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