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Chhattisgarh
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- 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, IndiaChhattisgarh and Rajasthan to follow in the footsteps of Punjab to oppose the central farm lawsAfter Punjab passed bills against the central farm laws, Congress-led Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan moved to do the same, though Chhattisgarh's governor queried a special session.
- Policy & trade, Chhattisgarh141 farmers committed suicide in the past 10 months in ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh's agriculture minister told the Assembly that 141 farmers died by suicide between April 2020 and 1 February 2021, prompting opposition demands for a probe and compensation.