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National Farmers Day Is A Reminder Of How Ungrateful We Are To Those Feeding 1 3 Bn Indians
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From Cleaning Garbage To Teaching Children From Slums, Farmers Protest Is All About Humanity
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Open Letter From A Sardar Farmer To Free Market Champions Open Letter From A Sardar Farmer To Free Market Champions
Dear FMCs (Free Market Champions)
There are 5 reasons why I - a true Sardar farmer - believe you have not understood (through no fault of yours) the essence of agriculture and the life of a Punjab farmer.
1. Change the Cropping Pattern: Don t lecture us about producing less rice and wheat and switching to other crops - we have no secret emotional affinity to rice and wheat. For decades, we Sardar farmers have been craving a change in our cropping pattern. But the only honest way to ensure changes in cropping pattern is to provide MSPs (Minimum Support Price) for the other crops as well. India is producing too much wheat and rice - 50 million tonnes too much! On the other hand, a shortage causes a price rise of other crops - like onions and dal. To redress this imbalance, decide on MSPs levels based on what crops our country needs. Then watch a cropping pattern r