Every stakeholder of textile industry is today worried about its business and situation is no different for the cotton farmers too at grassroot level.
Especially in Maharashtra, the condition of cotton farmers is not good; at least that’s what some of the media reports are claiming.
A recent report of The Print says that farmers in Maharashtra’s cotton zone, Vidarbha, have been struggling owing to lockdown, with many resorting to distress sale as unseasonal rains are affecting the quality of produce.
Around 25 per cent of state’s cotton produce worth Rs. 5,500 crore is still unsold as the lockdown and unseasonal rains have hit the procurement season that typically ends by April.
It is also pertinent to mention here that just few days back, Ministry of Textiles had issued detailed information in this regard and reassured the farmers that the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI) along with its agent, the Maharashtra State Cotton Growers’ Marketing Federation Ltd., is well geared and ready to implement the MSP operations of the State and Centre Government.
As far as condition of cotton farmers in other states is concerned, details are still not available. Team Apparel Resources had approached officials in this regard, but they had nothing to share.
