Topic
Farm laws
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- 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, IndiaFarmers’ union calls for Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark the completion of 4 months of protestFarm unions have called a nationwide Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark four months of protest against the farm laws, as leaders tour other states to widen support.
- Policy & trade, Uttar PradeshFarmers urge PM Modi to listen to their ‘Man ki Baat’Thousands of farmers returned to the Ghazipur protest site after an emotional video appeal by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, as the Ghaziabad administration ordered them to leave.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief history of the farmers’ agitation in Delhi, 2020: is the capital city a solution to farmers’ grievances?Sets out the three 2020 farm laws, the government's case for them, farmers' fears over MSP and mandis, and the Delhi Chalo march that left protesters camped at Delhi's borders.
- 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, PunjabHalt on train mobilisation in Punjab has led to a loss of Rs 21,000 crorePunjab's industries department estimated production and export losses of Rs 21,391 crore after goods trains were suspended from October 1 amid farmer protests against the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ unions: another strike against new farm Bills on 5 NovemberFarmer organisations meeting in Delhi called a nationwide road strike on November 5 and a 'Delhi Chalo' protest on November 26 and 27 against the three farm Bills.
- Policy & trade, IndiaReliance Industries denies any immediate plan of contract farmingReliance Industries says it has no plans to enter contract farming or buy farmland, and has asked the courts in Punjab and Haryana to protect its staff and property from vandalism.
- Policy & trade, United KingdomMPs and Lords write to British PM to talk to his Indian counterpart PM Modi over the farmers’ protestOver 100 UK MPs and Lords signed a cross-party letter, gathered by Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, asking Boris Johnson to raise the Indian farmers' protest with Prime Minister Modi.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers are getting ready to show strength on March 8 and carry the protest forwardFarm unions plan dharnas at Singhu, Tikri and other protest sites on International Women's Day, 8 March, as protests surge again in Punjab.