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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Ensure income security for farmers: Kisan Swaraj Yatra by Gargi Parsai

Ensure income security for farmers: Kisan Swaraj Yatra by Gargi Parsai

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published Published on Dec 12, 2010   modified Modified on Dec 12, 2010

Kisan Swaraj Yatra (rally for farmers' sovereignty), a conglomeration of farmers' organisations, consumers and civil society groups, is to make a presentation on the agriculture crisis to the National Advisory Council (NAC). They are seeking a Farmers' Income Commission and social security legislation for farmers.

Representatives of the Yatra, who met NAC chairperson Sonia Gandhi here on Saturday to highlight the income insecurity of farmers, will be invited to make a presentation on their experiences of travels through 20 States and meetings with thousands of farmers, agriculture scientists, politicians and concerned citizens from October 2 to December 11.

The Yatra presented to Ms. Gandhi a memorandum, signed by about 25,000 farmers, farmers organisations, concerned civil society members and citizens, that spoke of a mandatory guarantee of Income Security to Farmers by making farming remunerative and re-casting the current price support system with the correct valuation of costs incurred by farmers, to include living costs.

The Yatra, under the banner of ASHA (Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture), sought a time-bound plan for the transition to ecologically sustainable agriculture with a phasing out of chemical fertilizers and pesticides and stopping the entry of genetically modified seeds in the market.

Farmland acquisition

The Yatra members urged the government to stop forcible acquisition of agriculture land, and encourage seed self-reliance and agro-diversity.

“The core concerns of the UPA [United Progressive Alliance] government relate to rural employment, food security and tribal development, which are intricately linked to the health of agriculture in rural India. Without addressing and solving the fundamental issues of Indian agriculture, all development and welfare efforts will be towards building an edifice with a crumbling foundation,” said Kavita Kurunganti and G.V. Ramanjaneyulu, who led the Yatra.


The Hindu, 13 December, 2010, http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/13/stories/2010121363561400.htm


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