AIKCC stressed the importance of maintaining policy coherence over a minimum period to boost agricultural exports. | Photo: Shutterstock
The All India Agriculture Coordination Committee, a farmers’ organisation, on Wednesday asked state governments to formulate a comprehensive “agricultural policy” in the interest of farmers and maintain policy consistency for a minimum period.
The All India Kisan Coordination Committee (AIKCC), a farmers’ organisation, discussed the issue during a two-day brainstorming session organised in memory of late Sharad Joshi, a prominent farmer leader and founder of Shetkari Sanghatana.
“More than 60 per cent of India’s population depends on agriculture for their livelihood, but many states lack their own agricultural policies, leading to conflicts between the Centre and states on various issues,” AIKCC president and former Rajya Sabha MP Bhupinder Singh Mann said in a statement.
AIKCC stressed the importance of maintaining policy coherence over a minimum period to boost agricultural exports and avoid frequent policy changes that further disadvantage farmers.
Binod Anand, vice-president of AIKCC, stressed the strategic need for India to retain sovereignty over its agricultural data and warned against outsourcing data management to foreign corporations.
The organisation is actively engaging with farmers’ groups and political leaders to push this cause, including reaching out to the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi.
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First published: September 4, 2024 | 19:51 IS
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