The farmers’ protest against the government’s three new farm laws must be resolved through action on the ground, rather than statements and clarifications. And, by action, we do not mean water cannon. The government must demonstrate its good intent by setting up infrastructure and helping farmer producer organisations (FPOs) come up. Action takes time. So, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Within days of Centre notifying the new agriculture laws to give freedom to farmers to sell their produce anywhere, BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh came out with a new policy on Tuesday on forming and incentivizing “Farmer Producer Organisations” (FPOs) of the two crore small and medium farmers in the state so they can get … Read more
Lauding farmers for strengthening the country’s agriculture sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the farm sector is playing a major role in efforts to build a self-reliant India. He also said if the essence of Mahatma Gandhi’s economic philosophy was followed, there would not have been any need for the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign … Read more