12/31/2020
By Rajendra Jadhav and Mayank Bhardwaj
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Dec 31 (Reuters) - Indian farmer Shingara
Singh has grown grain for 35 years and is one of thousands of
protesters against agricultural reforms who have the power to
help slash a huge annual bill of $10 billion for imports of
vegetable oils.
But Singh, 55, says he will only switch to growing oilseeds,
such as rapeseed and sunflower, on his 15-acre (six-hectare)
plot in the northern state of Punjab, if the government promises
guaranteed rates for his produce. Sometimes we grow sunflower, but we don t get to sell it at
the MSP, said Singh, 55, referring to the Minimum Support Price