Inflation has taken its toll( taken)

Farmers News: If someone asks you what is the main job of a government official, you would say that he should keep the system right and take  ( taken) care of the common people. But is this happening? Because a picture of Firozabad belies such idealism. In Firozabad, a farmer, upset with the failure of the system, lost his temper, but is the problem limited to the farmer alone? No. The failure of the system affects not only the farmer, labourer or the lower class people but also you.

Inflation is one of the purely secular issues of the country, which does not see caste, religion, society. You must have felt that the prices of household goods have increased rapidly in the last few weeks. Now know how the laxity of the system is directly affecting you.

The common man’s pocket is being cut

The farmer is selling onions in the market for 15 to 20 rupees per kg and you are buying it for 70-80 rupees per kg. That is, at more than 4 times the price. Similarly, the farmer sells ladyfinger for 15 to 20 rupees per kg. But in the market you are buying it for 50 to 60 rupees per kg. That is, at a price that is almost 3 times higher.

The farmer is selling lemon for 40 rupees per kg and you are buying it for 180 rupees per kg. That is, at a price that is almost 4 times higher. The difference between the price that the farmer gets and the money that goes out of your pocket is the result of the negligence of the system. As an end user, you too have to loosen your pocket. The farmer gives the goods in the market and goes away. Then the price of the same goods that come out of the market is charged from you by taking much more money.

Tomato is being sold in the market for 18-20 rupees per kg, you are getting it for 70-80 rupees per kg. Potato is being sold in the market for 7-20 rupees per kg but you are getting it for 40-50 rupees per kg. Onion is being sold in the market for 21-26 rupees per kg and you are getting it for 70-80 rupees per kg.

Vegetable prices are on fire

Cauliflower is being sold in the market for 30-35 rupees per kg. You are getting it for 55-60 rupees per kg. Similarly, bitter gourd is being sold in the market for 25 to 30 rupees per kg. You are getting it for 40 to 45 rupees per kg.

This means that whatever vegetable you buy, compared to the market price, it is being sold to you at a price about 2-3 times higher. It is also true that the farmer is not getting direct benefit from this. This is not the condition of only the vegetable market. Spices have also become very expensive in the last few weeks.

Who is taking advantage between you and the farmers?

The price of turmeric in the market is 122 rupees per kg, you buy it for 280 rupees per kg. Cumin is being sold in the market for Rs 221 per kg, you are buying it for Rs 440 per kg. The price of black pepper in the market is Rs 559 per kg, you buy it for Rs 1000 per kg. Coriander is being sold in the market for Rs 168 per kg. You are buying it for Rs 200 per kg.

That means farmer to market. Market to you, there is someone in between, who is earning profit from the farmers. And also cutting your pocket and the system which controls this malpractice is missing.