JEYPORE: Farmers of Koraput district are facing distress sale of paddy with the State Civil Supplies Corporation yet to release funds for procurement.
Middlemen are buying paddy from hapless farmers at `900 a quintal, `100 less than the minimum support price (MSP) in various mandis.
The district administration had fixed 1,50,000 MT procurement paddy target in the kharif season and accordi
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