Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: December 2, 2020 8:04:39 am Farmers at the Singhu border on Tuesday, December 1, 2020 (Express Photo: Gajendra Yadav) Most of the negotiations start from maximalist positions. It is no different in the current confrontation between the Center and the farmers’ …
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New Delhi: A convoy of at least 10,000 female protesters heading towards Delhi from 14 Punjab districts is led by a female farmer. Harinder Bindu from Bhatinda has been a farmer for no less than 30 years. Bindu has lived his entire life in Punjab with his son, brother, sister-in-law, …
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The government has purchased more than 4 million tonnes of rice from nearly 350,000 farmers, who have been paid a minimum support price (MSP) of Rs 8,032 crore through October 11 since crop purchases began on October 24. of September. The amount acquired so far is 33% higher than the …
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The 2015 Shanta Kumar Committee found that only about 6 percent of farmers actually sell their crops at MSP rates. This is because MSP acquisitions by the government do not occur uniformly and because it is the same across India it does not necessarily benefit all farmers. For example, C2 …
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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: September 28, 2020 7:20:35 pm Farmers and activists shout anti-government slogans during a protest against agricultural bills in Bangalore, India on Monday (AP Photo / Aijaz Rahi). As farmers’ organizations and regional and opposition parties continue to protest against the contentious …
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Written by Harish Damodaran | New Delhi | Updated: September 25, 2020 9:38:15 am A wheat field in Punjab. Wheat is one of 23 agricultural products for which the Center currently sets PMS. (Express photo: Jasbir Malhi) The recently enacted law dismantling the APMC (agricultural produce market committee) mandis monopoly, …
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Agriculture is a state issue on India’s constitutional list; This list includes matters that require local knowledge. Agriculture is a biological business with a diverse climate and locally grown crops. The coconut farms of humid Kerala need a different plan than the apple farms of chilling Kashmir. The central government …
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Farmers shout slogans as they block a national highway during a protest against agriculture-related bills presented by the central government, in Beas, Punjab, on September 16, 2020 (NARINDER NANU / AFP). BJP chief JP Nadda and Union agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar have briefed party ministers and parliamentarians to engage …
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NEW DELHI: The government on Monday raised the minimum price to buy six rabi crops, including wheat, by as much as six percent as it sought to send a strong message to farmers about the continuation of the MSP-based procurement system. The MSP (Minimum support price) of wheat, the biggest …
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File Photo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media outside Parliament in New Delhi on Sept. 14, 2020 (Press Information Office via AP). The bills passed by Parliament will free farmers from the constraints of middlemen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said. News18.com New Delhi Last update: September 20, 2020 3:35 …
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