Begusarai Farmers Face Crisis: Bumper Paddy Harvest, No Buyers, Mounting Debt

• Begusarai farmers, encouraged by the district administration, doubled paddy production this year with promised subsidies.
• Despite record yields in areas like Bachhwara, Bakhti, and Manjhaul, no procurement target has been set for paddy.
• PACS President Shyam Nandan Chaudhary alleges irregularities, with procurement targets cut from high-production areas and allocated to low-production blocks.
• Farmers are in debt as 90% of paddy remains unsold, with moneylenders demanding repayment for cultivation loans.
• Farmers, PACS, and cooperative unions are protesting, demanding immediate action from the district administration to resolve the procurement crisis.

Why It Matters: Begusarai farmers face severe debt and unsold paddy after a bumper harvest due to lack of government procurement.