New Farm Laws Will Destroy Livelihood Of Odisha Farmers
More than 90 per cent of farmers in Odisha belong to the small and marginal categories who will prefer their produces to be sold at their doorsteps. outlookindia.com 2021-03-17T08:01:28+05:30
Rabindra Senapati, a farmer from Puri district of Odisha has little more than three acres of land. He does not know about the three new farm laws in place, but his basics are clear. “If the new laws provide us with the option of selling our crops in a distant place at a better price, it bears no meaning for us. We are small farmers. We cannot take our small produce to distant cities to sell to a private player who may offer a better price than the minimum support price (MSP) that the government pays us. How shall we arrange vehicles to transport? Uncertainties are involved in such an arrangement. Once we park our paddy at their places, we are at their mercy. We do not know what type of bargain they would make with us. Shall