Inspired by the neighboring states of Najab and Hariyana for the Small Wheat and Paddy Small Fund (MSP), at least 22 farmers’ organizations in the Himalayan Pradesh set up their own signature kitsman (SKM). Protests were called across the country on Monday. If SMS does not take effective action to protect the interests of Apple farmers, it will issue a major protest on September 27 against the BJP state government.
According to Schem collector and progressive Apple producer Harish Chauhan, Manch’s members are crossing political lines and gathering farmers in different districts to bring them under one umbrella to fight for fair prices as production prices continue to rise for years. We are involving not only apple farmers but also farmers in the fight for MSP for tomatoes, potatoes, garlic, cauliflower and other crops. Kerala announced MSP last year for 16 plants, ”he said.
MIS failed in J and K
The HP Apple Manufacturers ‘Government Market Intervention Program (MIS) bought the apples directly from farmers’ farmers in 2019-20 and 2020-21 for the procurement of apples on the J&K lines. Jammu and Kashmir Vegetable Processing and Market Development Corporation (JKHPMC). However, the move did not change that.
Vishash Mahajan, director of the Jammu and Kashmir Garden and Planning Department, told TOI: It was there until last year but last year Apple’s purchase was careless, and there were a few hundred boxes.
Why Apple Apple Plummet?
HP Fruit and Fruit Department Director JP Sharma explains that there are various reasons for Apple’s fall in prices, with 3.5 kroner boxes expected last year and 3 crore to 3.5 kroner boxes this year. Then there is the damage to the product due to frost, small apple size and color issues. He said there is a balance of demand and supply in the game.
Main questions
One of the 11 major questions raised by SKM
To stop exploiting Apple producers, the A, B and C grade apples are being sold at a price of 60 rubles, 44 Birr and 24 kg per support. Or markets.
From gardeners to gardeners
Strict enforcement of the APMC Act to ensure that Apple producers receive their payments on the same day. There are also open bids in the market and interest in canceling charges such as labor bills, discounts and bank payments.
From Apple manufacturers
In addition to increasing the price of packaging materials such as cartons and trays, strict legal action is taken against traders and agents who have not been able to pay farmers for a long time.
Apple Compensation for Damage from Rain, Heavy Rain, Unexpected Snow and Drought
With the help of Hemacade Pradesh Horticulture Production Marketing and Processing Corporation (HMC) and the Himalayan Pradesh Cooperative Marketing and Consumer Federation (HIMFED) subsidy, return on transport fees and release immediately to farmers. Fertilizers, seeds, pesticides, pesticides, other agricultural products, and utilities for vegetable and fruit farming are on the important list.
Individual Player Influence Market?
Adani Agri Fresh announced the purchase price of Apple on August 25, for the A-Level Premium Apple at 72kg. SkM chairman Chauhan Adani Agri Fresh and his rivals have filed a lawsuit against the rest of the market, which has hurt Apple’s producers due to lack of market intervention by the state government.
However, the head of Adani Agri Fresh Terminal in the Himalayan Pradesh Mishra opposes SKM’s question: “How can we influence market prices when our share is negligible about 2% of total purchases?” The State Department of Agriculture is expecting Apple’s production of 3 crore to 3.5 kroner boxes between 20 kg this year, and Adani is buying 20,000 metric tons (MTA), which will bring about 10,000 boxes.
Government Agriculture Market Board Manager Naresh Takur told TOI that Adani Agri Fresh could not set prices in the market because he started buying on August 26, and apples have been on the market since July. “Prices fell on August 15 after the supply of apples began in the Himalayas and for various reasons,” Takku said.
Mishra Adani Agri Fresh says it has more than 17,000 registered farmers in the Shimla, Mandy, Kulu and Kinnaur districts. They do not even have to sell their products to Adani Agri Fresh and can go to any of the Commission’s agents and traders in the market. “Our prices should be suitable for farmers, which is why we have completed more than a third of our target since August 26,” Mishra said, adding that the purchase will be completed by October 30.
Just like the day, after some price adjustment, Adani Agri Fresh bought an A-grade apple for 74 rubles per kilogram, a C-grade apple per kg. HPMC and HIMFED are buying C-grade apples at 9.50 quintals per kg, which is 1 in 1 higher than last year.
Adani Agri Fresh has set up three controlled air-conditioning facilities or cold shops in Rome (10,000 meters), Siing (6,000 MT) and Ramp (6,000 MT) for an estimated 200 million rubles. Adani sells apples under the brand name “Farm-Peak” and will start supplying these cold stores to various markets across the country in January.
Way forward
Efficient marketing information systems can increase Apple’s size by up to 40% and the state government needs to focus, says Dr. YS Parmar, research director at the University of Fruit and Vegetation in Solan, in Ralander Sharma. According to Sharma, there are three important factors in the market system: the share of manufacturers in Apple’s total sales price, the expansion of the product price or the number of mediators in the total chain, and the final consumer revenue generated on Apple. Shopping. They are advocating for more cooperative stores in the government, the opening of the private sector in Apple’s production areas, and subsidies to farmers’ cooperatives so that they can store their produce when farmers are stubborn.
“We have so many problems. Why can’t Apple produce and export high-quality apples instead of being deceived in the domestic market, when Apple producers can directly import Apple plants? ”Because buyers are as important as sellers in any market, they are the ones who have failed the APC. However, he said there should be market intervention by the regional government to prevent farmers from being deceived.
Loma CPM (MLA) in the Himalayan Pradesh Rakeh Singh, which owns Apple’s apple farm in Kotgarh and Apple Garden in Kotgarh, is frustrated by the UN’s failure to even enforce the Himalayan Pradesh Agricultural and Vegetable Marketing Act. , 2005, in particular Section 39 on the power and functions of APMC.
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