An Agenda For Agricultural Reforms
Point of View provides a 360-degree perspective on crucial farm issues. Barun Mitra here outlines key issues on the political deadlock over farm laws Barun Mitra Mar 09, 2021
Indian agriculture is the largest private sector in the country; yet it is the most regulated, restricted, and prohibited sector of the economy today. Despite such a handicap, Indian farmers have performed a near-miracle in transforming a situation of food scarcity to one of surplus. India has also emerged as a major exporter of agricultural produce, ranked 8th by WTO (World Trade Organization) in 2019. But this has been achieved at a high cost: today, half the population remains largely dependent on a shrinking share of agriculture, 15%, in gross domestic product (GDP).
Livelihood And Food Security Of Country At Stake
Point of View provides a 360-degree perspective on crucial farm issues. Here, CPI(M)’s Nilotpal Basu writes on the three new agri laws Nilotpal Basu Mar 03, 2021
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is evidently upset with the growing resonance in the country with the never-say-die movement of the Kisans. The vigorous united peaceful resistance is the rallying point of various sections of class differentiated peasantry in India. It is this remarkable unity which premises both the spread and depth of the resistance. Faced with this stonewall, the Prime Minister betrays his sense of frustration! Intervening in the debate on President’s address, he attributed the movement to FDI - Foreign Destructive Ideology.
Benefits Of High Yield May Not Pass On To Farmers, Claim Leaders
This is higher by 5.84 million tonnes than the production achieved during 2019-20. Outlook Web Bureau Feb 25, 2021
The second advance estimates of production of principal crops for the year 2020-21 reveal a record production of 303.34 million tonnes of food grains, said the Union Agriculture Ministry in a statement.
This is higher by 5.84 million tonnes than the production achieved during 2019-20. Further, the production during 2020-21 is higher by 24.47 million tonnes than the previous five years’ (2015-16 to 2019-20) average production of food grain, it added.
But farmer union leaders are not too upbeat about the benefits that will pass on to the tillers.
Farmer leaders ready to resume talks with government on December 29
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Last Updated: Dec 26, 2020, 09:11 PM IST
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The decision was taken at a meeting of Sanyukt Kisan Morcha, an umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting at various Delhi border points against the new agriculture laws.
Farmers protest: Unions ready to resume talks with govt on Dec 29 with repeal 3 farm laws as agenda no. 1
The protesting farmer unions on Saturday decided to resume their dialogue with the Centre, and proposed December 29 for the next round of talks to end the deadlock over the three newly enacted farm laws, but made it clear that the modalities for its repeal and guarantee for MSP should be part of the agenda.