![]() ![]() “We believe that this is being pushed by a handful of players who are misguiding the policy-makers for their own interest and jeopardising the interests of the larger tobacco farming community,” he said. In fact, this system has enabled even a small and marginal FCV tobacco farmers to realise better price for their produce,” Gadde Seshagiri Rao, Ex-Vice-Chairman, Tobacco Board, said. “Contract farming is no match to our transparent auction system, which ensures fair pricing for FCV tobacco. Representatives of Virginia Tobacco Growers Association, Federation of Karnataka Virginia Tobacco Growers Association, Kondapi Tobacco Growers Association and Kaligiri FCV Tobacco Growers Association have issued a joint statement to protest against the government’s move.Īlso read: Tobacco farmers oppose any move to impose extra levy Stating that the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in heavy losses to them, they said the introduction of contract farming will further aggravate their problems. Growers’ bodies allege that introduction of contract farming will have adverse impact on the livelihoods of farmers. Tobacco farmers in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, the two major States that produce the FCV (Flue Cured Virginia) tobacco, have opposed the government’s move to introduce contract farming in the regulated FCV tobacco farming. ![]()
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