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Kejriwal urges non-BJP parties to vote against farm bills in Rajya Sabha

Earlier, Kejriwal had said his party will vote against the three bills and termed them "anti-farmer"

Will not sign on death warrant of farmers: Cong on agriculture reform Bills

These Bills are -- Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020

Centre moves two agriculture sector reform Bills in Rajya Sabha

These Bills are -- Farmers' and Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 and Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020

Many engaged in confusing farmers over agricultural reforms, says PM Modi

Modi's statement comes amid Shiromani Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal's resignation as Union Minister

TMC, Congress, few other parties oppose agriculture sector reform bills

Opposition parties, including TMC, Congress, DMK and BSP, on Thursday opposed two agriculture sector reform bills in Lok Sabha, saying they are against the interests of small and marginal farmers. Participating in a discussion on 'The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill' and 'The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill', Kalyan Banerjee of the Trinamool Congress said his party strongly opposes them and if the "draconian" bills are passed, they will adversely affect 60 per cent people of the country who are poor and marginal farmers. Banerjee said the new laws will lead to hoarding of produce and their black-marketing and the Centre has sought to take away powers of states to act against them by amending another law. The common man will suffer and there will be price rise, he alleged. K Shanmugasundaram (DMK) opposed the bills and stated that the government should have done away with the export ...

Farm bills to boost farmers' income, forces trying to mislead them: Modi

PM asserted that the bills will rid farmers and the farm sector of middlemen and other bottlenecks

Farm Bills: Tomar assures MSP mechanism will continue for farmers

Tomar said that many steps, proposed in the Bill, had been recommended by the numerous expert committees, including those which were constituted by the previous Congress government

Best of BS Opinion: China with Indian characteristics, agri reforms & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Marketing reforms

Govt must create awareness about agricultural reforms

India Inc waits for dust to settle before firming up farm strategies

The final of a two-part series looks at why investment is unlikely to be forthcoming until industry sees the new ground reality

States fear losing revenue once agriculture market reforms kick in

The first of a two-part series looks at why states such as Punjab, which depend on taxes levied on mandi transactions, are disgruntled

Experts question provisions of Centre's three agri market reform ordinances

Lack of mandatory written contracts, provision to invoke controlling powers among many bones of contention

Govt promulgates ordinances on inter-state agri trade, contract farming

However, both of Ordinances give unbridled power to the lower bureaucracy in times of dispute between farmers and buyers that can be companies in case of the Contract agreement.

Existing APMC laws restrict trade, competition: Ramesh Chand of NITI Aayog

He says that the APMC system did not evolve with changes in time and requirement

Letter to BS: Animal health is a major component in agri reforms

However, the situation of the unproductive cattle is unclear

Sitharaman brings farm sector reforms, to deregulate onion, potato prices

Stock limits will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances like national calamities and famine, said the FM

Cabinet likely to discuss proposals under Atma Nirbhar Bharat on Wednesday

These could include the much-talked-about proposal allowing commercial coal mining and may also include an ordinance on freeing up inter-state trade in agricultural commodities.

Stimulus 2.0: Reforms good, implementation a challenge, say food firms

The reason is the "well-oiled system" that exists right now, preventing farmers from approaching buyers directly.

Covid an opportunity for agri reforms

The virus outbreak is likely to have a lasting impact on farming, especially on the way crops are sown, harvested and disposed of

Don't chase numbers

FPOs will work well only if constraints are removed