Why Rayalaseema farmers fear a bumper crop more than drought; can the ₹1-lakh-crore horticulture hub change that?
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Rayalaseema farmers fear that bumper horticultural harvests can drive prices down because cold-storage capacity and market connections are inadequate, leaving them vulnerable to middlemen and distress sales. The proposed ₹1-lakh-crore horticulture hub is presented as a possible way to address these structural constraints.
Farmers in the region fear a bumper yield the most, because the lack of cold storage and market linkages and exploitation by middlemen often force them into distress sales
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