In view of farmers march, Delhi Police has increased security at borders and have further fortified roadblocks to preven farmers getting into the national capital. Tikri and Singhu borders have been sealed and cops have warned traffic congestion also.
There is a strong case for crop diversification in water-starved Punjab. But production and procurement of pulses, cotton and maize has been low in the state.
In view of farmers march, Delhi Police has increased security at borders and have further fortified roadblocks to preven farmers getting into the national capital. Tikri and Singhu borders have been sealed and cops have warned traffic congestion also.
The first necessary policy action is to remove all bans on agri-exports, stocking limits on private trade, and stop unloading wheat and rice in the open market at below the economic cost of the Food Corporation of India. These are all anti-farmer policies
Farmers in India are demanding that minimum support prices (MSPs) be codified as a legal right, as they fear that the government is moving towards scrapping the six-decade-old price mechanism. The farmers revolt poses a challenge to the political establishment in an election year, as agriculture employs a significant portion of the country s workforce. The issue highlights the need for formal employment opportunities to absorb excess rural labor and reduce dependence on state resources for food supply.