The meeting at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi December 30, 2020, between farmer leaders and the government
Month: December 2020
Farmers’ struggle in India offers a lesson in resilience
They have been branded leftists and separatists and called all sorts of names. They have been mocked at, accused of being misled by political parties, stopped at various points on the road to prevent them from moving towards Delhi, harassed and ridiculed for being leaderless, and termed reckless for taking on the government’s might. Their unity has been questioned and attempts have been made to break it repeatedly, by the government and a section of the media. But the small and medium Indian farmers have shown a kind of resilience unprecedented in recent history. “We are not going anywhere,” says a farmer at the Singhu border, one of the main protest sites on National Highway One which links Delhi
Several Bihar farmers stare at loss as wheat seeds fail to sprout
A large section of farmes in Bihar had complained that wheat seeds sowed by them have not germinated even in three weeks. The farmers from Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi and Nawada districts said they procured the seeds from Bihar Rajya Beej Nigam, a state government undertaking for seeds. The state agriculture department has ordered an investigation into the matter as farmers launched protest, demanding compensation for their loss. “A particular set of seeds was found to have some problems. We have ordered an investigation into the matter,” Muzaffarpur district agriculture officer
Cheers, agriculture is finally a political agenda in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays Santa Claus on Christmas Day, releases funds and discusses farmers’ problems as protests continue on Delhi’s borders Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses farmers virtually on Christmas Day.
Simply Put: Farmers’s safety net
Simply Put: Farmers’s safety net Source link
Amid protests over agri laws let’s look at how some countries support farmers
Every day, 54, mostly developed countries give nearly $2 billion in support to their farmers The sites of the farmers’ protests on the borders of Delhi are a microcosm of Indian peasantry — rich and poor, small and big, irrigated and rainfed and supported and not supported. The voices from these sites have now merged into one clarion call: Guarantee government support to farmers by legalising the minimum support price (MSP). Farmers want this guarantee. It would ensure that nobody in private markets dares to buy lower than the MSP. This has set
Govt. extends relaxed norms for onion imports till Jan. 31
Onion prices have started moderating to some extent in some parts of the country with the arrival of the new crop. The government on Thursday extended relaxed norms for onion imports for one and a half months till January 31 next year, to boost domestic supply and check the retail prices of the key kitchen staple. To facilitate import of onion, the government had on October 21 relaxed the conditions for fumigation and additional declaration on the Phytosanitary Certificate (PSC) under the Plant Quarantine Order (PQ), 2003 for import up to December 15, 2020. In an official statement, the Agriculture Ministry said it has decided to extend the relaxation for imports up to January 31, 2021, in the light of
Farmers at Singhu and Tikri have a host of global peasant revolts to look up to
As the farmer protests continue in Delhi, we examine other instances in world history when cultivators have rebelled The ongoing protests by farmers at the borders of Delhi have been at the centre of the news cycle for three weeks now. Not only have they elicited enthusiastic support from people across India and abroad, but have also invited much soul searching within. At the heart of the controversy are the three new agricultural laws that Parliament passed in September. Farmers and other critics claim that the laws are a guise under which
Fungal scab attack can spell doom for Kashmir’s apple growers this year
Early, intense snowfall in November 2019 & a wet monsoon produced conditions for outbreak; lockdown abated it; farmers blame spurious fungicides too Kashmir’s apple output may be hit by scab disease this season as a fallout of climatic factors. While the fruits would remain edible, the fungal infection would leave marks, making it tough for farmers to get a good price. Apple orchard owners across the valley are reporting the fungus (Venturia inaequalis), said Fayaz Ahmad Malik, who leads fruit growers and dealers at the fruit wholesale market
Simply Put: Gulliver in Lilliput
Simply Put: Gulliver in Lilliput Source link