It Is Time Farmers Build a Protest Coalition With Other Groups Against the BJP
With an indifferent regime and media blacking out protests, farmers need to recalibrate their strategy to bring together a diverse set of groups across various sectors and regions to challenge the BJP.
Farmers listen to a leaders speech during the ongoing protest at Tikri border, a day after the farmers tractor rally, in New Delhi, January 27, 2021. Photo: PTI/ Kamal Kishore
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Farmer’s protests and mobilisation are as active as before, it is only that the media has blacked it out.
Farmers are not exhausted, but they sure are in a quandary as to what to do next: not only to get farm laws repealed but also to put agriculture back on the economic map of the country.
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The case for country of origin labelling: Food quality, transparency, and value creation FoodNavigator hears from agri-food players – sitting at both extremes of farm-to-fork – and an MEP, who make the case for enforcing indication laws across the bloc.
Country of origin labelling has become a hot topic across the EU, as the European Commission ruminates on plans to rollout mandatory indication laws by Q4 2022.
As it stands, obligatory origin labelling applies to several categories across food and beverage, including fruit and vegetables, honey, olive oil, eggs, wine, spirit drinks, fish, and beef. New origin laws could see categories extended to include milk, rice, and potatoes, among others.
FoodNavigator hears from agri-food players – sitting at both extremes of farm-to-fork – and an MEP, who make the case for enforcing indication laws across the bloc.
No permission for Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally today in Maharashtra s Yavatmal
No permission for Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally today in Maharashtra s Yavatmal
In view of the worsening coronavirus situation in Maharashtra, the Yavatmal district administration has yet again denied permission for farmer leader Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally on Saturday.
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Bhartiya Kisan Union national spokesperson Rakesh Tikait. (Photo: PTI)
Yavatmal district administration in Maharashtra on Friday again denied permission for Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait s Maha Panchayat rally which was scheduled to take place on Saturday.
The administration had rejected an application for permission earlier, and the latest application was also rejected in view of the worsening coronavirus situation in the district, a senior official told news agency PTI.