Gujarat govt announces procurement of crops, including groundnut, at MSP

Following a troublesome spell of unseasonal rainfall across the state, the Gujarat government has announced the purchase of crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP) to provide relief to farmers.

“Due to the unexpected calamity of unseasonal rain, standing crops of many farmers across the state have been damaged. At such a time, the government is committed to standing with the farmers as their strength by providing financial assistance,” posted Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday.

“The state government has decided to procure farmers’ harvested crops of groundnut, soybean, moong, and urad at the minimum support price (MSP). This procurement will begin on November 9,” he added.

The decision is expected to bring significant relief to farmers who have suffered losses.

Notably, the government had earlier stated that the procurement would be carried out through the cooperative agency Gujarat State Co-operative Marketing Federation Limited (GUJCOMASOL).

However, GUJCOMASOL Chairman Dileep Sanghani had revealed that the organisation had not been informed about any such purchase plan.