Asia-Pacific region is expected to see rapid growth, driven by rapidly developing economies, disposable incomes, infra development, govt initiatives

There is a mixed reaction to the PM-Kisan Scheme, but most farmer leaders believe that more need to be done for the betterment of tillers

Protesting farmers at Delhi’s borders keep the kitchen fire lit with help from volunteers who deliver tonnes of grain in their tractor-trailers

Leaders of the joint platform of farmer unions are now mobilising supporters ahead of assembly elections scheduled next year

Desert locust upsurge could have devastating consequences in vulnerable regions affected by recurrent drought, conflict, high food prices and now fighting COVID-19 pandemic.

Conflict, economic shocks – including due to COVID-19, extreme weather – pushed at least 155 million people into acute food insecurity in 2020

The leaders called upon farmers to send at least one family-member to protest sites at Delhi beginning May 10

Punjab’s targeted procurement of wheat in the ongoing Rabi Marketing Season is 130 LMT

AMR in animal pathogens is already affecting domesticated animals and as a result, impacts livestock production, which undermines food safety and security

Their demands include the scrapping of Labour Codes, Farm Laws and Electricity Amendment Bill and to ensure MSP at C2+50% rate, among others.

Facing a government unwilling to repeal new farm laws, farmers brace for a long haul

MSP has long ceased to be an enabler for farmers. It is more of a political tool to garner votes. And this trend started well before Modi.

The Centre underestimated farmers’ grievances and is unwilling to climb down and lose face. Its only hope is a chink in the impregnable phalanx of the protestors.

NH44…London, Sydney, California. The farm protests of 2020 are far more inclusive, pan-India, even global—than those of the 1940s and ’80s. Only constant: the State’s betrayal.