Thirukkovil farmers sell their paddy for twenty rupees
Feb 10, 2016
The Ampara district farmers said although the higher season harvesting has been started despite the government still has not started to buy the paddy they are plunged into a very difficult situation.
A Thirukkovil area farmer T. Thuwaradan said since the government has not started to buy the paddy the private sector has started to buy the paddy for twenty rupees.
During the last season when the government bought the paddy for 45 rupees the private sector also bought for the same price.
We are like paupers
Despite the government did not start to buy the paddy’s we are selling the paddy’s like paupers said the chairman of the Thirukkovil farmers association.
He said there is no relief for us when we sell a kilogram of paddy for twenty rupees, after using pesticide’s, fertilizers and our hard labour.
The chairman of the Paddy marketing board P.B. Dissanayake said they are going to start buying paddy from 15th of this month.
The secretary of the Thirukkovil farmers association K. Anandarajah said they are not public servants and we all rely our life from this paddy cultivation.
He said the government should focus its attention into this.
Digamadulla district parliament MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake said the government is not ready to buy the paddy from the Ampara district. He said the paddy harvested during the last season, are still stored in 30 storages in the Ampara district.
The attempt we made to contact Minister P. Harrisson who is in charge of the paddy marketing board, failed.
During the last season when the government bought the paddy for 45 rupees the private sector also bought for the same price.
We are like paupers
Despite the government did not start to buy the paddy’s we are selling the paddy’s like paupers said the chairman of the Thirukkovil farmers association.
He said there is no relief for us when we sell a kilogram of paddy for twenty rupees, after using pesticide’s, fertilizers and our hard labour.
The chairman of the Paddy marketing board P.B. Dissanayake said they are going to start buying paddy from 15th of this month.
The secretary of the Thirukkovil farmers association K. Anandarajah said they are not public servants and we all rely our life from this paddy cultivation.
He said the government should focus its attention into this.
Digamadulla district parliament MP Wimalaweera Dissanayake said the government is not ready to buy the paddy from the Ampara district. He said the paddy harvested during the last season, are still stored in 30 storages in the Ampara district.
The attempt we made to contact Minister P. Harrisson who is in charge of the paddy marketing board, failed.
