UP: Farmer dumps 10 quintal cauliflower on road as traders offer Rs 1 per kg for produce

Farmers' agitation has been going on in Delhi for the last two months. Farmers are adamant on their demands. Meanwhile, a shocking incident has taken place where a farmer threw 10 quintals of cauliflowers on the road in anger as he did not get the right price for his produce.

The incident took place in Agricultural Produce Market Committee in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. Mohammad Saleem of Jahanabad town was offered Re 1 per kg for his crop by the traders, which was at par with the transportation cost he bore for bringing his produce to the APMC campus.

“I have half an acre of land where I had cultivated cauliflower and spent around Rs 8,000 on seeds, cultivation, irrigation, fertilisers, etc. In addition, I had to bear harvesting and transportation costs worth Rs 4,000,” said Saleem

"Currently, the market price of cauliflower is Rs 10 to 12 per kg. That is why I expected to get at least Rs 8 per kg for my produce. When traders offered to buy my produce at Rs 1 per kg, I had no choice but to throw it away, to save the transportation cost to bring it back home," he said.

According to TOI, Salim has said that he will have to take a loan from some bank as he has no money for the next produce.“The loss has put my family, comprising a 60-year-old mother, younger brother, wife and two school-going children, on the edge of starvation. My brother and I will now have to take up some labour work to provide for the family,” Saleem added.