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Farmers in Hubballi, Karnataka Struggle Due to Lack of Gunny Bags for Chickpea Procurement

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Hubballi (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) Farmers in Karnataka’s Hubballi are facing severe hardship due to the lack of gunny bags for the procurement of chickpeas at support price centres, triggering widespread anger among growers who say administrative lapses are delaying purchases and exposing their produce to damage.Despite sustained protests and struggles by farmers, the government had only recently begun procurement of groundnuts at the support price in the district. However, a similar mecha…