The Karnataka Agriculture Prices Commission is batting for State-assisted insurance for all crops.
“The commission is devising a long-term strategy to help farmers get remunerative prices. Farmers should always have something to fall back upon. That is why we feel crop insurance is vital,” T.N. Prakash Kammaradi, chairman of the commission, told presspersons on Thursday. He said he would recommend steps to increase acreage of food crops, especially jowar and ragi.
Mr. Kammaradi said he would also explore possibilities of mechanising farm markets.
