CHITWAN, Jan 31: Farmers of Chitwan have demanded an immediate hike in milk prices. They have also warned of launching a struggle if the unit price of milk was not increased at the earliest.
At a press conference held on Sunday, Chitwan Milk Producers Cooperative Association Limited warned that they would mount pressure on the authorities concerned to increase the unit price of milk.
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They have demanded an increment of Rs 15-20 in the milk price per liter. Association Chair Rudramani Neupane said they are preparing for launching agitation since the milk price has not been increased as pledged earlier.
It is shared that the government was making preparations to increase milk price by Rs 10 per liter and provide Rs 7 to the farmers and Rs 3 to the dairy industry. He said this scheme would not maintain the unit cost of the farmers in producing milk. “With a hefty rise in the price of feed and veterinary medicines, the unit production cost of a liter of milk has reached Rs 63. Therefore, the unit price should be hiked in a way to maintain the production cost,” he said.
(RSS)
