A dimension within Agricultural Sales & Support
Discussions centered on fair pricing, compensation, and payment issues for labor and goods.
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AI-synthesised pieces woven from many community voices on this theme. They may contain errors or interpretation — they're a reflection of the stories, not a record of fact.
In rural Mandla, communities grapple with the everyday reality of distant governance and essential services that remain out of reach, despite repeated pleas.
Across Kandhamal, farmers yearn to cultivate more, especially a vital second crop, but are held back by a persistent lack of seeds and essential funds.
When provided with initial capital, local women's teams are ready to create products and establish their own businesses, strengthening the community economy.
Residents of Maradipanga voice their daily struggles and collective aspirations for government assistance to cultivate better livelihoods, restore their environment, and build a more developed future.
We do not get fair value for our goods and work.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
We don't get fair value for our work.
— Kachala Choudhary
We are not getting a fair price for this work.
— Trinath badanayak · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, Odisha
We make brooms, but we are not receiving the fair price we deserve.
— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Kalahandi, Odisha
In our region, our handmade goods do not get a fair price.
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
If we hesitate to sell products we make in the market, we don't get fair prices.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We have not started, we do not get a fair price for our work
— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand
No, we are not getting a fair price for this product that we are selling. People are buying this very cheaply. And we are forced to do so, which is why we just sell it.
— jitendra khila · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
I am Blessy Pradhan from village R. Padiki. When we do business, we do not get a fair price.
— Sasmita Mallick · G. Udayagiri, Kandhamal, Odisha
We are not getting a fair price in the local market or bazaar near Karjupai. The price is decreasing. It would have been better if the price was a little higher.
— gobardhan pangi
Due to the long distance from our village to the market, we are unable to sell at the right price.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We farmers are not getting proper high rates in the village; this is a problem for our farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Do you get a fair price for your work? No, I don't like this.
— Rajesh Mallik · Boudh, Odisha
Work does not get value.
— Kachala Choudhary
Misuse of government schemes, many people create fake documents and take advantage of the schemes, we don't get our rightful share.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
Work does not receive its fair value, because there is no market.
— Kachala Choudhary
There is a lack of new technology, good seeds, and irrigation. We do farming, but the cost is high and the profit is low.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
We want the government to buy our paddy at a good price because we cultivate it with so much effort.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
In my native village in Maharashtra, the famous mango varieties are Kesar, Alphonso (Hapus), Rajapuri, and Pairi. This year, the quality is not as good as before because of irregular rain and high temperatures. Many mangoes fell before they were fully grown. Nowadays, traders are selling chemically ripened mangoes, which ruins the taste of mango. The prices in the market are high, but farmers are still not getting a fair share. Middlemen earn more than farmers. Good-quality Alphonso mangoes have become expensive for common and poor families like us, getting good quality, natural ripened Alphonso mangoes have become expensive.
— Rohan Shinde · Sarjapura, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
Elderly neighbors, children work in other cities. "In Kolkata we mostly get Himsagar and Langra, and this season the quality has been inconsistent — smaller fruit, some batches not as sweet as usual. But what bothers me more is the middleman problem. The vendor tells me prices are high, yet I read that farmers in Murshidabad are not getting fair rates. The consumer pays more and the farmer earns less — someone in between is profiting. I would like to tell our local councillor that the municipality should organise seasonal farmer markets, directly connecting mango growers from the district to buyers in Dum Dum. It would bring prices down for us and give farmers a fairer income. This is not a new idea but nobody has acted on it seriously. If the councillor can push for even a weekly market during the mango season it would make a real difference to many households."
— Yuvikaa Agarwal · South Dumdum, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Government rations are not received on time. Ration shopkeepers sometimes give less rice, and sometimes they open late. It is only us, the poor, who face these problems.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
This time, the price of seeds from the agriculture department is very high, so we are unable to take seeds from the agriculture department. Therefore, we want the government to reduce the price of seeds so that we can grow another crop.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh
Due to the shortage of LPG, our work has been greatly affected. We run a fast-food shop, so we need gas daily for that. And because of LPG gases, the price of gas for commercial usage has increased from 1000 to 3-4000 rupees, which makes it very difficult for us to procure it. This has also affected our work, and we have had to increase the prices of our items. What we used to sell for 30, we now sell for 40-50 after making it, because the price of LPG has become expensive, so things will also become expensive for us.
— Anshika Saxena · Kichha, Udham Singh Nagar, Uttarakhand
There is no market, where should we go to sell? We don't get any price, so we make it for home.
— Kachala Choudhary
If we take our crops to the city to sell, the transportation cost becomes so high that the profit remains very low. Village Riding.
— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand
The panchayat is far away, so we don't receive information about every work and business scheme, and because of this, our work gets stalled.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
When we, people from the lower class, receive a small amount of money from the group, we use it to start our own business and earn a livelihood for our children. And yet we still...
— Sonmati · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Yes, we also grow other crops without irrigation, but we don't get the benefits according to our efforts.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
The village council is far away, so we don't get information about schemes for our work and businesses, and thus our work gets stalled.
— Rupesh Maravi · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
We want the government to buy our paddy at a good rate so that our economic condition improves.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money. So, there is a problem.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh
Our crop insurance has been ruined due to rain. We want to receive the insurance we claimed. And we are poor.
— Vinita Singh Yadav · Ormaura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh
If we, the working laborers, are not getting proper remuneration for proper work, then in what direction has our India developed?
— Upendra Kumar Mahananda
We are not receiving the Kisan Samman Nidhi money. So we want the government to give us the Kisan Samman Nidhi money.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
After it is prepared, to get a fair and proper price and to do business, we need a minimum market.
— Mukunda Majhi · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha
Due to lack of market, there is no value, there is no proper arrangement for selling.
— Kachala Choudhary
We are not able to receive any of the government's schemes because our panchayat is far away. We face a lot of difficulty in commuting to and from there, so we are facing problems.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We farmers are not able to get the subsidy scheme from the agriculture department, so we want the subsidy money to reach the farmers.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We want to receive subsidized money from some source. They tell us many times that we will receive subsidized money when buying seeds, but we are not able to get it.
— Amar Lal Dhurwey
We go out to work. There is no employment here, which causes us great distress. People mostly scrutinize us.
— Ram Maravi · Samnapur, Dindori, Madhya Pradesh
The voices in this theme were gathered by these organisations through their community reports.
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