Lush Crops, Empty Pockets: Faridabad Farmer Struggles with Low Prices

• Manoj Rawat, a farmer in Faridabad's Sotai village, faces severe losses despite flourishing coriander and fenugreek crops.
• Coriander is selling for as low as 50 paise per bunch, making it difficult to cover even labor costs, let alone household expenses.
• Cultivation costs for coriander are high, including 20,000 rupees for weeding and tilling, plus expenses for seeds, fertilizer, and irrigation.
• Fenugreek also offers no profit, selling for 200-225 rupees per hundred bunches, with total costs for one acre reaching 50-60 thousand rupees.
• Farmers like Manoj Rawat are distressed due to not receiving fair prices for their produce, despite hard work and good yields.