Tag: Cotton Farmers

Kalahandi: Cotton farmers in Kalahandi district are now a worried lot and staring at an uncertain future owing to absence of mandis. As a result, several farmers are forced to sell their harvest at low prices. According to reports, the farmers here used to produce 10 to13 quintals of cotton annually. But due to adverse […]

Nuapada: Its harvest time, but cotton farmers of Nuapada are a distressed lot as they are staring at the prospect of selling their produce at lower rates due to unavailability of mandis in the area. According to sources, the harvest season of cotton coincides with that of the paddy procurement and the farmers are facing […]

Bolangir: Cotton, popularly referred to as white gold is a widely-cultivated in Bolangir district after paddy. However, several farmers are now forced to go for distress sale of their produce allegedly due to lack of adequate mandi facilities. Cotton growers in the district are a worried lot due to the non-availability of mandis for the […]