Representatives of farmers' bodies appeal
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, July 09 2022:
Representatives of farmers' bodies of Khoijuman and Kwasiphai villages in Bishnupur district has written to the Chairman and MD of Brahmaputra Valley Fertilizer Corporation Limited (BVFCL), an undertaking of Government of India requesting to make adequate arrangements to ensure the availability of fertilizers to the farmers.
Highlighting the plight of the farmers due to unavailability of fertilizers at subsidized rates, the farmers' bodies earnestly appealed to the Chairman and MD to take up measures so that fertilizers are made available to the farmers at the appropriate time.
The representatives also appealed to make the fertilizers available at reasonable rates round the year through the erstwhile conventional chains of retailers for the convenience of the farmers to procure the fertilizers.