Topic
Farm laws
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, PunjabNewly introduced farm laws met by farmer protests and road blocks in Haryana and PunjabFarmers in Punjab and Haryana blocked state and national highways during a nationwide chakka jam against the three new farm laws, demanding they be withdrawn.
- Policy & trade, IndiaUnder government’s pressure on Twitter to delete more accounts, India’s public policy director in charge resignsThe Centre asked Twitter to block 1,178 more accounts it linked to Khalistan sympathisers over the farm protests, as Twitter's India public policy director Mahima Kaul resigned.
- 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, IndiaFarmers to block KMP Expressway on March 6, says SKM leaderSamyukt Kisan Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal said farmers camped at Delhi's borders would block the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Expressway from 11 am to 5 pm on 6 March.
- Policy & trade, IndiaCommittee formed only to address the grievances of farmers, not biased: CJI BobdeChief Justice Sharad A Bobde criticised media reports questioning members of the Supreme Court's farm laws committee, saying it was formed only to hear farmers' grievances.
- Policy & trade, Himachal PradeshFarmers protest stir in HP: apple farmers demand repeal of the Centre farm lawsHimachal Pradesh apple growers protested against the farm laws and sought MSP for apples, special category status and a rise in apple import duty from 50 to 100 per cent.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarm unions claim that NIA is issuing notices to harass themFarm unions say NIA summonses to over two dozen people linked to the protests, in a case involving Sikhs for Justice, are meant to harass them, and those summoned will not appear.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ protests rise to a global level; unions ask British PM Boris Johnson not to attend Republic Day paradePunjab farm unions are weighing the government's renewed offer of talks while planning protests in about 10 cities abroad and asking UK MPs to press Boris Johnson to skip Republic Day.
- Policy & trade, AustraliaSikhs allegedly assaulted over farm laws in Sydney by other IndiansA group of Sikh men in Sydney's Harris Park say they were attacked with bats and hammers by other Indians amid tension in the community over India's farm laws.
- Policy & trade, Uttar Pradesh5,000 warehouses to be set up for farmers by UP governmentUttar Pradesh plans 5,000 warehouses, one for every ten villages, at around Rs 2,500 crore, adding 8.6 lakh tonnes of storage so farmers need not sell at once at mandi rates.