Desperate farmers in Madhya Pradesh's Agar Malwa, losing any hope of making profits, have left their orange crops on the roads to rot and for animals to eat. Unseasonal rains and hail storms in March have destroyed the orange crop which was ready and ripe for sale. Farmers who have invested lakhs are now being offered 50 paise to Rs. 3 per kg of orange in wholsale market. Last year the farmers sold the oranges for Rs. 20-25 per kg.
