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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, BiharFarm bills would benefit the farmers of Bihar: Narendra Singh TomarUnion minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Bihar farmers by video link that the agriculture bills passed by Parliament would bring modern practices and raise their incomes.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAgriculture: the only sector to witness growth in IndiaThe Economic Survey 2020-21 backed the three farm laws as a remedy for the sector's inefficiencies and said agriculture grew 3.4% in both the first and second quarters of 2020-21.
- Policy & trade, BiharBihar’s blueprint of abolishing the mandi system in 2006 is not a beacon of hopeFarmers in Begusarai say Bihar's abolition of the mandi system left them without fair prices, storage or irrigation, offering a case study for the new farm laws.
- Policy & trade, ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh passed an agricultural bill against Centre’s farm lawsChhattisgarh's assembly has passed the Krishi Upaj Mandi (Amendment) Bill, 2020, allowing deemed mandis and electronic trading in response to the Centre's farm laws, but without an MSP guarantee.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaHaryana farmers in trouble due to lack of buyers in paddy procurement seasonPaddy piled up in Haryana's mandis after the state moved to buy directly from farmers at MSP, with farmers reporting rejections over moisture and millers and arthiyas protesting.
- Policy & trade, KeralaAn alternative legislation in Kerala for farmersKerala's Economic Review 2020 warns that the Centre's three farm acts could weaken APMC mandis and MSP, and puts Covid-19 losses in crop husbandry at Rs 1,731.78 crore.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief timeline of the meetings between the farmers and the governmentTraces the rounds of talks between the Centre and protesting farm unions from October 2020 to January 2021, none of which broke the deadlock over repeal of the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, IndiaStill no resolution to farmers’ grievances; next round of talks on December 5Talks between the Centre and farm unions on the new farm laws ended without agreement after about eight hours, with unions holding out for repeal and another round set for December 5.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAn impending call of doom for a nation of farmers?The President's assent to three farm bills was followed by protests, a Bharat Bandh and rail blockades, as farmers voiced fears over MSP, APMCs and contract farming.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarm laws 2020 to benefit farmers, says CEA SubramanianChief Economic Adviser K V Subramanian said on January 30 that the farm laws will benefit farmers, while protesting unions fear the loss of MSP and mandis.