AP cane growers seek MSP of Rs 1500/tonne
Andhra Pradesh Federation of Sugarcane Growers' Association has demanded minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,500 per tonne.
By PTI |
VIJAYAWADA,: Andhra Pradesh Federation of Sugarcane Growers' Association has demanded minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 1,500 per tonne.
Speaking to reporters here after a meeting of the Association, its President Malla Padmanabha Rao said the government, which has to pay Rs 10 crore in arrears to the growers, should settle the dues at the earliest.
Rao said the insurance for cane growers should be implemented on basis of survey numbers not on village basis.
The production of ethnol, a by-product of molasses, should be encouraged by sugar factories, he stated.
The meeting was attended by delegates from all over the state.
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