India: Farmers leave the ginger in fields due to a lack of fair price

Published 2021년 12월 4일

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Farmers in Nepal's Bogtan area of Doti district are facing challenges in storing and selling ginger due to a significant price drop compared to last year. The price has fallen by 50 percent, with traders now offering only Rs 20 per kg, compared to last year's selling price of Rs 40 per kg. This situation has left farmers, who had abandoned maize planting in favor of ginger, facing significant losses. The farmers blame the government and middlemen for the situation and are calling for a fixed price for their crops. The increase in ginger production in neighboring India is cited as a major factor contributing to the price drop in Nepal.

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KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Farmers in Bogtan area of Doti have not been able to collect and store ginger as they did not get a fair price in the market. They have left the crop in the field. The price of ginger has dropped drastically compared to last year. Indra Devi Chand, a farmer of Badri Kedar-5, Dhamigaun, said, “I have left the ginger in the field itself after the price of ginger dropped by 50 percent compared to last year." Last year, she sold ginger for Rs 40 per kg. "At present, traders are not buying ginger even at Rs 20 per kg," she lamented. After seeing good income in ginger last year, many farmers in Bogtan area had stopped planting maize and started planting ginger instead. "Ginger was planted on maize fields and now the price drops," said Ram Mauni, a local from Badri Kedar-4, Mannakapadi. He said that it would be easier if the government fixed the price of ginger. "The government invests in agriculture, but it did not fix the price of the crops produced by the farmers ...

Source: Nagariknetwork