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INDORE: Technical glitches halted government’s procurement of Rabi crops on first day of the two-month-long process. Till then, we have received instructions of procuring crops from registered farmers, who turn up in the centres” said Jain.Unaware of technical glitches, many farmers turned up at the procurement centre in Depalpur. The process was to be started from Monday but now, it has been put on hold for next few days citing technical problems. When process could not start even after hours, farmers were visibly unhappy with the entire system.“Government procurement, which is already late by 10 days than last year, has enraged farmers. Meanwhile, farmers are forced to sale crops in open market at low rate and this is directly benefitting traders and middlemen,” district president of Bharatiya Kisan Union Bablu Jadhav said..