Will incomes improve? Agri Bills see mixed response from farmers

Thousands of farmers protest against the Bills in Punjab and Haryana

Topics
agriculture economy | farmers

Sanjeeb Mukherjee & Viveat Susan Pinto  |  New Delhi/Mumbai 

Amid the turmoil over the three agriculture-related Bills, recently passed by Parliament, Sushil Hanote, 27, a farmer in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, is busy tending to his paddy and maize crops grown in around 4 acres.

Not much aware of the nuances in the three pieces of legislation, which have promised to transform his life, Sushil, categorised as a small and marginal farmer in government records, says he prefers selling to someone who picks up the produce at his farm and pays a good price. Several times in the nearby Shahpur mandi, the trader deducted mandi taxes and that lessened ...

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First Published: Fri, September 25 2020. 00:31 IST
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