For those who wonder why farmers are protesting - here's a live example from Kerala. A friend's uncle&I always in argument about Modi policies. He thought the sun shone out of Modi's unowhat. So he was ecstatic when Modi govt abolished coconut board, equal2 APMC, set up by ...

.. previous Congress govt. Coconut Board was offering minimum support price of Rs 10 per coconut. Coconuts were this man's only source of income. After abolition of Coconut Board price offered by pvt operators was Rs 40 per coconut, the man was ecstatic at quadrupling of income..

.. now here's how it worked. Coconut Board would offer solid 10Rs per coconut, bring own men to scale up trees, cut the outer green shell of coconuts & transport them to the market. Now this man has to hire someone to shin up the trees. Lots of risk in coconut climbing as trees

..are so tall and straight. No foothold,So the man demands insurance at cost of employer.A price for plucking the coconuts,more for peeling the green skin.Then man needs transport for the market 2&fro. All of this costs 36.His net gain is four rs per coconut. He has not sold them

..they are rotting and drying up in his storeroom. The end consumer was paying Rs20 to 40 per coconut depending on middleman's prices, Now they will have to start at rs 50 minimum. Do enjoy your coconuts, Modi bhakts. Its a delicious accompaniment to stupidity

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