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Farmers Bill & illusion of a green revolution

Farmers Bill & illusion of a green revolution When the entire North India is burning with farmer’s agitation there is complete silence in Assam. Righty so, Kalpajit Saikia (The writer can be reached at kalpajitsaikia@gmail.com) When the entire North India is burning with farmer s agitation there is complete silence in Assam. Righty so, as the debate on the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, popularly known as farmers bill is meaningless in Assam. With almost the entire farming community being marginal, APMC yards have never been a destination for Assamese farmers selling their produce. Very few farmers have ever heard of MSP, let alone taking advantage of it. In fact, the second bill which was introduced along with the Farmers Bill, The Farmer (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of price assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 may be beneficial for the farmers of Assam by enabling them to be aggregators and directly dealing with t

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