Farmers reiterate demand for higher FRP for sugarcane
Farmers from the Karnataka State Sugarcane Cultivators Association reiterated their demand for higher fair and remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.
At a meeting convened here on Thursday, January 11, the farmers deliberated on the major issues plaguing the agricultural community and said that FRP for sugarcane should be increased to ₹4,000 per tonne. At present, the FRP is ₹3,150 per tonne and the farmers said that it was less than the cultivation cost…..