Farmer registration has become mandatory in UP to sell wheat at MSP; 32,000 farmers face difficulties in Lucknow.:Farmer registration became mandatory to sell wheat at MSP.

News Topical, Digital Desk : Farmers who do not have a Farmer Registry (Farmer Identity Card) will not be able to avail the Minimum Support Price (MSP) benefit by selling wheat at government procurement centers. Chief Secretary SP Goyal has ordered the Food and Logistics Department and the Agriculture Department to make Farmer Identity Cards mandatory for all purchases made at MSP. Now, purchases will be made only from farmers who have a Farmer Registry.

Following the order, 172,000 of the 2,04,287 farmers in the capital have been registered so far. Farmer registration for 32,287 farmers remains incomplete. Consequently, these farmers will not receive the benefit of the minimum support price.

District Agriculture Officer TB Singh stated that, as per government orders, farmer registration has been made mandatory for all farmers. Farmers who do not have complete registration may face difficulties at procurement centers. He added that the department is continuously organizing camps and conducting village-to-village visits to ensure farmers are registered, but a large number of farmers still have not completed the process.

Farmers say that they are facing problems due to technical problems and lack of information. Sarojini Nagar farmer Ramnaresh Yadav said, the server goes down repeatedly in the online registry, due to which the work remains incomplete.

Crops damaged due to weather, officials visit for assessment.

The team of Agriculture Department has become active to assess the damage caused to the crops of farmers due to sudden change in weather. District Agriculture Officer TB Singh visited several rural areas including Mohanlalganj, Gosaiganj on Thursday and inspected the affected fields and took stock of the situation.

During the inspection, I spoke directly with farmers to gather information about the damage. Many farmers reported significant damage to their wheat and vegetable crops due to strong winds and untimely rains. There is a fear that waterlogging in the fields and crop failure will impact production.

Agriculture expert Satyendra Kumar Singh said that farmers should make arrangements for drainage of water in the fields and also use pesticides so that the crops are not damaged.