Agriculture
Sira farmers finish ragi harvest; procurement centres still not dated
MSP is announced but Sira still has no procurement calendar. Farmer groups say the delay will force distress sales.
Ragi harvest is complete across much of Sira taluk, but the official procurement calendar has not been issued.
Farmer unions say growers will be pushed toward middlemen. The APMC promised a notification within the week.
A zilla panchayat member has asked for extra godown space before trucks start arriving.
By
Ramesh Nayak
District reporter
Covers taluks, farms and development.
