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| Basmati producers demand better facilities, compensation | | Lifting of Basmati Export ban | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 29: Though the lifting of ban on the export of Basmati rice may have bring back lost smile among rice-growers of Jammu region but now they are also worried that state government had not provided compensation to the farmers for damaged crops because of recent hailstorms which has damaged fifty per cent crops.
The farmers are now demanding proper facilities from the state government, so that they can compete in the International Market by producing quality rice.
Now the question arises among farming community that will the state government be able to provide all the required facilities related to the quality rice production such as irrigation, quality seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, weedicides, and other such facilities. To save the farmers from natural calamity, Crop Insurance is must and it should be provided to the farmers to keep their interest in the farming.
According to the reports, recent hailstorm in R S Pura, Kathua, Samba, Akhnoor, Hiranagar, and some areas of Rajouri destroyed most of the paddy crop because of which the farmer community has to face huge losses.
In R S Pura alone, the hailstorm damaged the paddy crop in about 50,000 acres of land.
Chunni Lal- a farmer of border area of RS Pura said that the government should first be aware of providing better facilities to the farmers and then take any decision. He also added that if the state government was willing to support the farmer community then they would certainly be able to produce better crop production and good export business outside the country.
President of Rice Grower Association, Choudhary Dev Raj said that the government should provide the compensation to the farmers regarding the damage of their crops.
He also said that the crop insurance scheme introduced by the state government has totally failed to produce any results. Choudhary Dev Raj, further, said that they had given an ultimatum of ten days to the state government to
provide compensation to the farmer.
It is pertinent to mention here that R S Pura is famous for its basmati rice production. The harvesting cost of the crop is about Rs 16,000 per acre and income to the farmers is per acre is Rs 45,000 at present. Because of the hailstorm, preparation for the next crop will also cost Rs 2,000 extra to the farmers. In this regard, the state government has not provided any assistance to the farmers till date.
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