Burhanpur/Indore, Oct 23 (PTI) Amidst protests by farmers over falling banana prices in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district, a cultivator of the fruit has vowed to remain half-naked until the government intervenes.

Burhanpur on Maharashtra border is the largest banana-producing district of Madhya Pradesh, and the livelihood of many local farmers depends on the crop.

But the fruit is currently fetching only Rs 2 or 3 per kilogram, claimed Kishore Vasankar (44), a farmer from the district, adding that farmers are making losses and sinking in debt. Show Full Article

“Until the local farmers get fair price for their produce, I will not wear any clothes on my upper body and shoes on my feet,” he told PTI.

The banana crop in Burhanpur has not been insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima

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