Reading @IndianExpress explainer on the #FarmBills.
First bill allows farmers to sell produce at places other than the APMC-regulated mandis. 2nd one allows economic agents to stock food articles freely without being charged for hoarding.
Why should hoarding be allowed?
First bill allows farmers to sell produce at places other than the APMC-regulated mandis. 2nd one allows economic agents to stock food articles freely without being charged for hoarding.
Why should hoarding be allowed?
3rd Bill provides for contract farming. That is produce for a big companies what they want you to produce.
Meaning: companies can hoard, create monopoly, make govt mandis become weak, and force farmers to produce crops of their choice and give very little price for it.
Meaning: companies can hoard, create monopoly, make govt mandis become weak, and force farmers to produce crops of their choice and give very little price for it.
MSPs work in the formally regulated APMC mandis, and not in private deals.
Just like private players make public sector weak, eg MTNL, BSNL similarly govt wants cos like Reliance Walmart to make APMC weak, shut it down and throw the farmers to corporate wolves.
Just like private players make public sector weak, eg MTNL, BSNL similarly govt wants cos like Reliance Walmart to make APMC weak, shut it down and throw the farmers to corporate wolves.
This explainer did not explain why does the Bill allow hoarding, an act always seen as criminal? And what would be its impact on farmers?
Really odd that they avoided explaining, because it is so catastrophic? Bizarre? indianexpress.com/article/explai…
Really odd that they avoided explaining, because it is so catastrophic? Bizarre? indianexpress.com/article/explai…
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