tobacco procurement
Coverage of tobacco procurement in the Nexus archive.
- Rope in AP Markfed to facilitate tobacco procurement, demands YSRCP chief Jagan
YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy demands the involvement of AP Markfed in tobacco procurement to facilitate competition among bidders and alleviate distress among growers. He accuses the State government of failing to ensure support prices for crops.
- YSRCP seeks restoration of free crop insurance scheme
YSRCP demands restoration of a free crop insurance scheme, accusing the coalition government of transferring insurance premium costs to farmers. The party also requests a ₹500 crore allocation to MARKFED for tobacco procurement and price stabilization.
- Prakasam Collector assures tobacco procurement, warns companies against ‘no bids’
Prakasam Collector Raja Babu assured farmers that every tobacco bale will be purchased and warned companies that only those procuring tobacco this season will be allowed to participate in next year's auctions.