Totapuri mango farmers slip further into distress as price crash continues
Totapuri mango farmers in India are facing severe financial distress as market prices have crashed, leading many to dump their produce. Farmers are calling for increased government procurement support to mitigate losses.
Why it matters
The crisis highlights the vulnerability of agricultural sectors to market fluctuations and the limitations of government price support schemes.
Thousands of farmers who have grown Totapuri mangoes have been coming to the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) mandis and dumping the harvested yield for low prices, even as it crashed further from ₹4.37 per kg to ₹3 per kg.
The article focuses on the economic plight of farmers and the administrative challenges of the procurement system.
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