Fatal attraction
9 years, 7 months ago

Fatal attraction

The Hindu  

ON June 7, Gurunath Mallappa Chapgaon, 48, was a worried man. Chapgaon was one of the thousands of farmers who had barred the entry of legislators, temporarily holding up the Assembly session in December last year, demanding payment of arrears and an increase in the State advisory price of sugarcane guaranteed to them by the State government. Even the High Court, in an order in November 2014, upheld the State government’s right to fix cane price, meaning that sugar factories would have to pay the designated price. The State government’s response to this impending crisis has also been lethargic and the political connections of sugarcane factory owners partly explain this attitude. Farmers’ leaders like Kurubur Shanthakumar, president, State Sugarcane Growers Association of Karnataka, demand that certain recommendations of the C. Rangarajan Committee, which advocated sharing of profits from the sale of sugar and the by-products of sugarcane processing, such as molasses, ethanol and power cogeneration, be implemented immediately.

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Andhra Farmer Torches Sugarcane Field over Factory Crisis
1 week ago

Andhra Farmer Torches Sugarcane Field over Factory Crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: In a protest, Rongali Venkatarao, a farmer from Kothapenta village in Devarapalli mandal of Anakapalle district set his sugarcane field on fire, expressing frustration over the lack of a fair support price for sugarcane and the inadequate crushing operations at the Gowada Sugar Factory. The Gowada Sugar Factory plays a crucial role in the region's agricultural economy. The factory …

Crisis-hit sugarcane farmers in Kadapa seek government intervention
4 years, 1 month ago

Crisis-hit sugarcane farmers in Kadapa seek government intervention

Deccan Chronicle  

Kadapa: Days have turned sour and bitter for sugarcane farmers in the district. The aggrieved farmers brought their plight to the notice of Kadapa MP Avinash Reddy and Mydukuru MLA Raghuramireddy when they came to Chapadu for the inauguration of new secretariat buildings on October 18 last year. Dastgiri Reddy, a farmer from Rajugaripeta village in Chapadu mandal, said about …

Farmer kills self near Hubballi sugar factory
6 years, 3 months ago

Farmer kills self near Hubballi sugar factory

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: A 44 year-old sugarcane farmer, Sanna Hanumantappa Kuru, in distress in view of mounting debts, committed suicide outside Vijayanagar Sugar Pvt Limited, a sugar factory owned by Anand Reddy, president of South Indian Sugar Mills Association, at Gangapur village in Mundaragi taluk of Gadag district. His kin alleged that the farmer washed down poison outside the sugar factory as …

Farmer-factory row: Bitter sugar war on
6 years, 4 months ago

Farmer-factory row: Bitter sugar war on

Deccan Chronicle  

Hubballi: The tussle between cane growers and sugar factories has intensified in North Karnataka. The mills have also suspended cane crushing operations as farmers have pledged to stop harvesting until settlement of their pending bills running into crores of rupees. Accusing factories of cheating them by showing lesser sugar recovery, they charged that they are also being deceived during weighing …

Karnataka: Farmers killing themselves under pressure
9 years, 7 months ago

Karnataka: Farmers killing themselves under pressure

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: Farmer suicides have touched a high in Belagavi region because of intense pressure on them from banks and cooperative organisations to repay loans with 12 farmers committing suicide in the district in the last few days. The plight of farmer Ganiger shows how farmers are under huge pressure to repay loans. In another case at Mundgod near Karwar, a …

Karnataka: Sugar factories owe farmers Rs 4,200 crore
9 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka: Sugar factories owe farmers Rs 4,200 crore

Deccan Chronicle  

Belagavi: The state government has not solved the crisis faced by sugarcane growers though the arrears owed by sugar factories has spiralled to Rs 4,200 crores, K Shanthkumar, president, Sugarcane Growers Association, said on Wednesday. Caught in this tussle are cane growers who have invested heavily on cultivation of sugarcane over the last two years without getting their dues.” Slamming …

Sugarcane growers to protest during session
11 years, 4 months ago

Sugarcane growers to protest during session

Deccan Chronicle  

Belgaum: The family of an educated sugarcane grower from Kagwad town, Adinath Bindage which once lived very well on the sugarcane crop it cultivated on 115 acres in Kagwad as it fetched them huge profits. The plight of my family has been worsening as a result,'' says Bindage, who pays Rs 300 a day to 10 labourers working in his …

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