Farmers urge Centre to supply required quantity of fertilisers to Karnataka
Farmers in Karnataka are calling on the Union Government to supply adequate fertilisers ahead of the kharif season. They are concerned about a projected shortage of 38,000 metric tonnes due to insufficient supplies linked to the West Asia crisis. The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha has threatened to protest if their demands are not met promptly.
- ▪Farmers in Yadgir district are urging the Union Government for fertiliser supplies.
- ▪Karnataka's Agriculture Minister has indicated a potential shortage of 38,000 metric tonnes.
- ▪The prices of fertilisers have increased, prompting calls for government action against illegal sales.
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Farmers in Yadgir district have urged the Union Government to take immediate action to supply the required quantity of fertiliser to Karnataka to meet demand for the coming kharif season.Addressing a press conference in Raichur on May 19, Chamaras Malipatil, honorary president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha, said that Karnataka’s Agriculture Minister N. Chaluvarayaswamy had said that the State will face a shortage of 38,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser, as the Union Government had not supplied fertilisers based on the State’s demand owing to the West Asia crisis.“The Minister’s statement on fertiliser shortage has created worry among farmers, and might impact production adversely.
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