Federation of Tamil Nadu Agriculturists’ Association has appealed to the Union Government to take present cost of cultivation into consideration while computing the support prices for various crops.
C. Nallasamy, secretary of the Association, said the support prices recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices, when the body carried out with the present cost of cultivation, should be accepted as such.
He quipped why the authorities generally show hesitation to accept recommendations on costs and prices with regard to agriculture crops even it accept the suggestions of pay commissions.
