MSF demands adequate fertilisers
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 10 2021:
Manipuri Students' Federation (MSF) has demanded the government to ensure adequate availability of fertilisers at subsidised rate to the farmers of the state.
Addressing a press meet at its office premises at Kwakeithel on Saturday, MSF general secretary Hijam Roshan said that farmers, who have already been facing problems of water scarcity, are struggling due to unavailability of fertilisers at subsidised rate.
Though fertilisers are available in the market abundantly, farmers are in no position to procure the same owing to its exorbitant price in the open market.
The farmers are already facing the hardships of Covid-19 pandemic and related lockdown.
They are also enduring the hardships of water scarcity and as such adding to their miseries is a serious matter, he said, while urging the government to ensure adequate availability of fertilisers at subsidised rate.