Chitwan farmers demand hike in milk price

CHITWAN: Farmers in Chitwan district have demanded an immediate hike in the price of milk. They have also warned of launching agitation if the unit price of milk was not increased at the earliest. At a press conference organised on Sunday, Chitwan Milk Producers Cooperative Association Limited warned that they would mount pressure on the concerned authority to increase the unit price of milk. They have demanded an increment of Rs 15-20 in the milk price per litre. Association Chair Rudramani Neupane has 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 preparation to increase the price of milk by Rs 10 per litre and provide Rs 7 to farmers and Rs 3 to dairy entrepreneurs. Neupane said this scheme would not maintain the unit cost of the farmers in producing milk. “With hefty rise in the price of feeds and veterinary medicines, the unit production cost of a litre of milk has reached Rs 63. Therefore, the unit price should be hiked in a way to maintain the production cost”, he said. By RSS READ ALSO:

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