-IndiaToday.in Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has informed Parliament that the government has “no record" of the deaths of the farmers who camped out at Delhi borders protesting against the now repealed three farm Laws. In a written reply to the Opposition’s query on whether the Centre will grant financial assistance to the families of the farmers who lost their lives during the year-long protest, Union Minister Tomar said, “Ministry of...
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MSP guarantee is pro-small farmer -Indranil De
-The Hindu Business Line This will reduce disparity between States in procurement The announcement of abrogation of farm Laws can only be the initial success of farmers’ collective actions. Most of the farmers are out of the ambit of these Laws. The Shanta Kumar Committee report in 2015 estimated that only 6 per cent of the farmers could sell their produce through government agencies. Furthermore, the procurement is extremely unequal across States. During...
More »Sudha Narayanan, agricultural economist at International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, interviewed by Shoaib Daniyal (Scroll.in)
-Scroll.in We must remember that there is no one such thing as ‘Indian agriculture’ whenever we discuss reforms. Multiple models need to be discussed. On Monday, Parliament cleared a bill to repeal the three farm Laws that had gripped Indian politics for much of the past year. Passed in September 2020, the Laws were meant to allow much greater play of corporate capital in Indian agriculture. However, the Laws also sparked fears...
More »The three farm Laws were never a solution -Sudha Narayanan
-The Hindu True agricultural reform rests with local governments, and States need to go back to the basics and expert suggestions The recent announcement by the Prime Minister that the Union Government would seek to repeal the three Farm Laws in the winter session of Parliament has prompted diverse reactions. On November 29, the first day in Parliament, the Farm Laws Repeal Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha without discussion. These...
More »Punjab farmer leaders say Centre must reply to demands by November 30; SKM meeting on December 1
-PTI/ The Hindu The demands included legal guarantee for MSP, withdrawal of cases against farmers and compensation for those who died during the agitation Terming the repeal of the farm Laws in Parliament a victory of the protesters, farmer leaders from Punjab demanded a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) of crops and said an emergency meeting of the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on December 1 will decide their future course of...
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