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As the nation charts its course to become a global F&V hub, the journey will be marked by collaborative efforts and a shared commitment to driving real income and livelihood growth for India’s smallholder farmers
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
Data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation says that between 2013 and 2019, farmers’ incomes rose by 30 per cent while their debts went up by 58 per cent.
Large figures to the tune of Rs 10-18 lakh crore have been floated as the cost of the guarantee. Most of these assumptions are based on a poor understanding of agricultural markets or the role of MSP in stabilising prices
Can the EC or SC form taxpayers’ committees in poll-bound states to evaluate how many of the promises made by major political parties are rational welfare measures, and how many are simply ‘bribes for votes’ to educate the electorate? Ultimately, it is taxpayers’ money