Manipur, May 15 -- Director State Horticulture and Soil Conservation Kakchingtabam Debadutta Sharma on Tuesday stressed that Manipurneeds to implement a crop policy to mitigate the loss faced by the farmers as a result of crop damage due to natural and artificial causes.

The farmers' organisations or groups need to push the government to implement such a policy, he said while attending the observation of 'World Farmers' Day' at Manipur Press Club, Majorkhul, Imphal as chief guest. The programme was organised by Loyalup, Kangleipak.

Due to the lack of a crop policy in the state, the farmers have been facing various issues starting from selection of crops to the selling of their produce in the market. They are also facing issues during cr...