AP farmers in crisis as government has failed to ensure remunerative prices, says YSR Congress leader

Vijayawada, Dec. 29 -- General Secretary (Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare) of the YSR Congress Party and former Vice-Chairman of the AP Agriculture Mission MVS Nagi Reddy has expressed serious concern over the deepening crisis faced by farmers due to the government's "failure" to ensure remunerative prices.

In a release here on Monday, Nagi Reddy said that during 2025-26, red gram was cultivated across nearly 7.96 lakh acres in the state, largely in rain-fed dry land areas where the crop is grown only once a year. Though the MSP for Red gram is Rs. 8,000 per quintal, farmers are being forced to sell their produce at Rs. 6,500-6,600, suffering heavy losses.

"In neighbouring Karnataka, the government has opened procurement centres and is pur...