Rope in AP Markfed to facilitate tobacco procurement, demands YSRCP chief Jagan
YSRCP leader Jagan Mohan Reddy has urged the Andhra Pradesh government to involve AP Markfed in tobacco procurement to ensure fair competition and better prices for farmers. He criticized the current administration for reducing support and failing to meet procurement targets.
Why it matters
Highlights the ongoing debate over agricultural procurement policies and the economic struggles of farmers in Andhra Pradesh.
YSRCP president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has asked the State government to rope in the Andhra Pradesh Market Federation (AP Markfed), instead of the Tobacco Board, to facilitate tobacco procurement and enable competition among the bidders during the auctions to bring farmers out of distress.
Accompanied by party East Godavari district president Ch. Venugopala Krishna and former MP Margani Bharat, the former Chief Minister inspected the tobacco yard at Devarapalli, the ongoing auctions at the yard, and enquired with the farmers about the market conditions and prices.
Addressing the farmers later, he said that the Tobacco Board had promised procurement of 147 million kg of the produce across the State, but enabled procurement of barely 47 million kg of the total production of 238 million kg.
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