In Daulatpur of Kushtia, the farmers protested via blockading the street after human chain in Khalishakundi marketplace for the second one day tough truthful value of onion.
Farmers blocked the Kushtia-Meherpur highway after forming a human chain round 11:00 on Thursday (December 26). Upazila Nirbahi Officer attempted to keep watch over the placement after receiving the scoop. Later, when it failed, the military workforce introduced the placement underneath keep watch over round 2.30 pm.
The aggrieved farmers mentioned that because of herbal calamities within the present season, the onion has been spoiled. Consequently, in the second one segment, we had to shop for seeds at an higher value and spend greater than double the price of cultivation. However the cost has come down as the federal government imports onions all the way through the selecting season. Within the span of per week, the cost of chopped onion within the wholesale marketplace in Kushtia has lowered via one to at least one and a part thousand rupees consistent with maund, so the price of manufacturing isn’t emerging. But even so, losses higher because of low yields in opposed climate stipulations.
Khalishakundi UP Chairman Zulmat Hossain mentioned that farmers had been requested to offer a memorandum via UNO. At the moment the placement is customary.
Daulatpur upazila government officer Abdul Hai Siddiqui mentioned, this can be a nationwide factor. We’re seeking to persuade the farmers. The location is now customary.
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