How Telangana’s Cotton Cooperative Farmers Are Bypassing the APMC System
In Adilabad district, a cotton farmer named Ramulu sold his entire kharif harvest last season without once stepping inside the local APMC mandi. He earned approximately ₹7,800 per quintal — nearly ₹1,200 more than what the regulated market yard was offering after commissions and deductions. Ramulu is not an outlier. He is part of a … Read more