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(contd - oil pressers, Kamoki town)
300 man purchased a
no. of diff. types
buys [[?]] in Kamoki local [[strikethrough]] f [[/strikethrough]] market
landless people, they don’t grow
price of seeds now 160, lowest
110
now is pickle season so price
high (lemon, mango & chili
pickles) - hence depends on demand
- sometimes a shortage of seeds, esp.
this season
no stoppages or closures of shop
will shut down if machine broken
- has happened 5 or 6 times during
last yr. - total time lost about
1 mo. in a yr.
won’t replace whole machine but
parts - he says will last indefinately
bought machines 12 yrs ago for
@ 6000 - now costs @ 14,000