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At the Mercy of Traders

Rajasthan, Raghubir Takhr, 49, 13 LNP village, Ganganagar

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At the Mercy of Traders
Photo by Raghav

Takhr had sown black mustard and wheat on his 3 hectare land near Gang Canal, 35 km from the India-Pakistan border. The wheat he harvested using a combine harvester, but the black mustard he had to harvest himself because the lockdown affected labour supply. The yield has been good this year, but expenses too have risen.