MILLET MAIZE ETHANOL #FarmersIssues

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has announced that it will convene a high-level meeting with distilleries and ethanol manufacturers to address the growing concerns over the maize crisis affecting farmers across the state.

Maize farmers across several regions are facing severe distress as market prices have plunged drastically, falling far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) as well as the basic cost of production. The sudden price crash has left cultivators worried about recovering even their input expenses such as seeds, fertilizer, labour, and transportation.