A meeting of the Federation of Independent Farmers Organisations on Monday urged steps by the government, to step up procurement of rice and other foodgrains and come to the rescue of farmers. Reeling out figures, the speakers said that while the government had procured only one lakh tonnes of paddy, millers had procured a whopping 24 million tonnes this year. As the production was estimated at 76 lakh tonnes of foodgrains, it still left a lot to be bought, they said. Over two dozen representatives of farmers' organisations participated in the meeting.

Published Date : Tuesday, 10/5/2011 12:39 PM IST