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THREADThis new bill now allows farmers to sell their produce to anyone (including unlicensed buyers) and anywhere (any state/city without any need of mandis). Don't hype up that APMCs will

A thread on APMCs that brought “licence raj” in the agricultural sector and the three “controversial” bills introduced in the parliament that are all set to end this monopoly-1/ What

My thread on historic #FarmBills by @narendramodi govto unshackle farmers from monopolistic #APMCs&give them freedom of price discovery,rebuts flimsy allegationsIt also highlights why most farmers' protests are concentrated in Punja

1. The Epicenter of high voltage political drama in name of #Farmers is #FPTC Bill which is to kill the MONOPOLY of local mandis (#APMC) so that farmers can sell

#FarmBills2020 - Impulsive Take: 1. No. The stated objective of the Bills - creation of 'free market for agricultural goods' which will benefit the farmers - cannot be achieved with

Defanging #APMCs meanFarmers can sell directly to processors,at price they wish to,with no middlemenFarmers can sell beyond Notified Mandi#MSP to continue#TradeCartelisation to end@narendramodi gov creating single #AgriMarketMy Oped @firstp

The COVID-19 lockdown has given our political class a remarkable opportunity to push wide-ranging reforms to boost productivity and growth.One such area for reform has been in agriculture. The APMC

The whole argument that farmers will be looted by private Agro companies under the new farm bills is absurd !The grip that APMC & farm Mandis have on price of

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Being a farmer myself and selling produce in APMCs and to govt at MSP for years, I am scratching my head to find the cause behind these boycotts and protests

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After reading Chapter on Underemployment in Agriculture by Arvind Pangariya, I feel that recent Agricultural reforms by Modi govt are just peanuts. He has suggested a package of comprehensive reforms.(1/9)

1/n India needs to get back to work sooner rather than later. This thread discusses how 2/n Social distancing, Testing + Isolation is the only accepted strategy to contain Covid-19.

New Agriculture Bills: Bone Of Contention-Propelling turmoil or a boon for poor farmers..Three Bills on agriculture reforms were introduced in the Parliament to replace the ordinances issued during the lockdown

1/ There is so much misinformation being spread about the Farm Bills 2020 (now Acts) and what they mean for Indian Farmers. This thread is an attempt to categorically go

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Ok. Let's take the important ones. Too many bills were passed.I'll keep adding to this thread. Can't really finish all in one go.Most are economic. But a few are cultural.I'll