Working people and their families all over our country are faced with the daunting task of ensuring that their children do not go hungry to bed, or suffer from malnutrition, because of lack of adequate and nutritious food. They are being forced to cut back on not only nutritious food, but other necessary expenses as well. This is the direct consequence of the skyrocketing increase in the cost of foodgrains, pulses, vegetables, milk, fruits, eggs, etc.
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Skyrocketing cost of food:
Volatile prices of onions hurt onion farmers as well as consumers
It has been a long-standing demand of both workers and peasants that the government and its agencies should guarantee procurement of all agricultural produce at a price that gives the farmer a reasonable return over his cost, instead of leaving it to the wholesale traders to set the prices.
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Outcome of absence of MSP and cold storage for tomato crop:
Producers forced to destroyed the fruits of their toil
It is a crime when producers have to destroy their harvest because they cannot get the prices to cover their investment. This is what tomato producers in Maharashtra are facing today.
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