Kathmandu. Farmers in Kailali district are happy to sell wheat at a higher price than the support price fixed by the government. Dhangadhi: The Food Management and Trade Company Limited (FMTCCL) has started purchasing wheat at Tikapur of Kailali from Wednesday. The company has started purchasing wheat from farmers and agro-related cooperatives from Tikapur of Kailali from Wednesday. Wheat procurement had also started from Mohanpur of Dhangadhi on Tuesday.

Pushpa Raj Bajgain, senior assistant at the Provincial Office Dhangadhi, said that the procurement of wheat has started at a price higher than the minimum support price fixed by the government.

“The minimum support price of wheat set by the government is Rs 3,945 per quintal. The food companies are purchasing wheat at Rs 4,250 per quintal to encourage farmers. “Farmers are happy after getting higher prices,” he said. ’

Farmers are happy that they have been able to sell wheat at a higher price than the support price. Yogendra Saud, who reached the food store in Tikapur to sell wheat, said that he got a higher price while selling wheat than other places. “Some farmers have already sold wheat at a lower price. “We got a good price,” he said. ’

Krimlal Dangaura of Mahadeva in Joshipur Rural Municipality-6 is also happy to be able to sell wheat as a food. “We got more than what we were supposed to do. He says, “The government should fix the price on time and also carry out the procurement work on time.” ’

Some farmers in the village have already sold their wheat so they suggest to start the procurement on time in the coming days. Another farmer, Ramesh Chaudhary, said that he has already sold wheat from the farm as he has to manage his children’s books. The farmers here sell their produce to manage their household expenses, seeds and fertilizers for the rainy season. He said that the government should do everything in the coming days to provide relief to the farmers.

The company has set a target to purchase 10,000 quintals of wheat from Kailali. The company plans to purchase a maximum of 70 quintals of wheat from farmers and up to 500 quintals of wheat from agro-cooperatives. In addition, cooperatives working for seed growth in the area have been purchasing wheat from farmers at more than the support price. The higher price has encouraged farmers to take up farming.