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Himachal farmers protest drop in apple prices, seek MSP

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Himachal farmers protest drop in apple prices, seek MSP
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Adversely affected by plummeting prices of apples, 'Samyukt Kisan Manch' on Monday held a protest against the sudden drop in market prices of apples and demanded government intervention for buying farmers produce on Minimum Support Price. 'Samyukt Kisan Manch', a body representing over 20 farmer's organisations held the protest outside the office of the District Collector.
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Farmers in Himachal Pradesh protest, demand MSP for apples "Out of the 9,86,000 farmer families in Himachal Pradesh, 2 lakh farmers are involved with apples. The main GDP in Himachal Pradesh is through the farming of apples," further said Tanwar. The protesting farmers claimed that the apple economy is shrinking in the state due to the market players having an impact on the market prices. Apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh blame the Adani Group for plummeting apple prices - Gaonconnection | Your Connection with Rural India The farmers are also demanding the government to buy the crops of farmers on the same pattern as it is being bought in Jammu and Kashmir through NAFED (National Agriculture Cooperative Marketing Federation of India). The 'Kisan Manch' has decided to conduct a 'bandh' on September 27, if the government does not take any action against the plummeting prices of the apples. The farmers have started protesting against the apple market prices which have been slashed down. -PTC News-
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