date:Aug 02, 2019
o the minister, Akhilesh Babu, president, KPFBA, has pressed the government to import maize of feed grade to resolve the problems of the small and medium farmers.
About 17 small and medium broiler poultry farmers had applied for import of 61,050 metric tonne (MT), while one major player alone had applied for 50,000 MT to the MMTC (Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation), which Babu said was not a fair proportion. He added that the government should come to the immediate rescue of the small and