The state government will start buying groundnuts at support price from October 21

 The state government will start buying groundnuts at support price from October 21, the registration process will start from this date.

The state government has taken one more farmer oriented decision today. The Gujarat government will purchase groundnuts at a support price of Rs 1,055 from October 21. In this regard, Agriculture Minister RC Faldu said that today, one more farmer has taken an important decision to purchase groundnuts at support price from October 21, 2020.

 The state government will start buying groundnuts at support price from October 21

The procurement process will last for three months in the state

Giving details to the media, Minister Faldu said that this important decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel today. The registration process for purchases of groundnuts at support prices will start from October 1 and registration will continue for 20 days. Thereafter, the purchase process will be carried out at support prices from October 21. 

The purchase process will last for 90 days in the state. He said the procurement would be done by the NAFED agency as per the guidelines of the central government. For this Gujarat Food, Civil Supplies Corporation has been appointed as the nodal agency.

Benefit due to overcrowding Decision to buy peanuts before the fifth

Faldu added that good rains in the state this year would enable farmers to plant more in the sun and summer seasons as well. Peanuts will be procured in the state at a cost of Rs. Will be purchased at 1055. 

The purchase process is usually carried out at the support price of one-fifth of the profit. But this year there is more mass and the Chief Minister of the state has decided to buy early as the farmers who planted early groundnuts have been introduced by the farmer leaders of the area to speed up the procurement process at support prices. After purchasing groundnuts, the state government plans to purchase pulses at support prices in the near future.

Damage to farmers' crops in an area of ​​13 lakh hectares, surveyed in three lakh hectares

Minister Faldu further added that the government, as always, has been standing by the farmers for the crops that have been damaged due to heavy rains in the state. The government has decided to provide assistance on the basis of SDRF (State Disaster Response Fund) to the farmers whose standing crops have been damaged by more than 33%.

 Survey work is underway for this. Which is to be completed in fifteen days. An estimated 13 lakh hectares of crops have been damaged in the state. Out of which the survey work has been completed in an area of ​​three lakh hectares and if necessary the survey work will be extended for the benefit of the farmers.

Peanut cultivation in 20 lakh 65 thousand 316 hectares in the current year

Due to the universal rainfall throughout Gujarat, a total of 95.51 percent planting has been recorded this year. A total of 84 lakh 48 thousand 297 hectares have been planted in the state. It also has the highest peanut cultivation.

 Peanuts have been planted in a total of 20 lakh 65 thousand 316 hectares while cotton has been planted in 22 lakh 77 thousand 104 hectares. While cereals have been planted in a total of 13 lakh 47 thousand 54 hectares, pulses in 4 lakh 36 thousand 378 hectares. Also, oilseeds have been planted at 120.65 percent.

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