The government has also failed to prevent black marketing of urea, alleges YSRCP leader M.V.S. Nagi Reddy.
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Farmers in Andhra Pradesh have suffered a loss of nearly ₹7,900 crore in the last two years due to the “anti-farmer policies and administrative failures” of the TDP-led NDA government, alleges YSRCP general secretary in-charge of agriculture and farmers’ welfare M.V.S. Nagi Reddy.Addressing the media at the party central office at Tadepalli on Sunday, Mr. Nagi Reddy said the agriculture sector was slipping into a deep crisis, while the government remained indifferent. He claimed that farmers cultivating paddy, tobacco, maize and Bengal gram incurred losses during the last two rabi seasons because of falling prices, rising input costs and inadequate government support.Mr. Nagi Reddy criticised the Centre for reducing fertilizer subsidies and allowing companies to increase prices of complex fertilizers by 10-40%. He said support prices for crops had seen only marginal rise, making cultivation economically unsustainable.Referring to the previous YSRCP government, he said farmers had received better support even during the COVID-19 crisis.Mr. Nagi Reddy also accused the government of mishandling urea supply and failing to prevent black marketing. He alleged that diesel and petrol price hikes sharply increased cultivation and transportation costs, while unannounced power cuts were hurting the aquaculture sector.He claimed that tobacco farmers alone lost ₹2,230 crore in two years, while Bengal gram farmers suffered losses of ₹3,300 crore. Maize and paddy farmers were also selling produce at heavy losses, he said. Published - May 24, 2026 06:18 pm IST
