The Kerala State Civil Supplies Corporation (Supplyco) has procured 48,405.55 tonnes of paddy from farmers in Kuttanad and other parts of Alappuzha in the ongoing puncha (first) crop season.
Despite paddy harvest and procurement going on in full swing, ryots are upset over the delay in getting the price of paddy procured from them. Supplyco has not yet started disbursing the amount for the procurement.
“Our paddy polder went under the combine harvesters a week ago. In neighbouring polders, harvest and procurement were completed three weeks ago. None of the farmers have received the price yet. Authorities told us that the payment disbursal would begin in April,” says Cyriac Jose, secretary, Vadakara Edassery Varabinakam padasekharam, Kuttanad.
