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Here is an article that goes into a lot of historical context and explains what is happening. It's a bit long but does a good job of explaining all the nuances,
by mathemagical 6y ago
Here is an article that goes into a lot of historical context and explains what is happening. It's a bit long but does a good job of explaining all the nuances, so it's worth reading to the end.
https://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/atul-singh-manu-sharma-india-farmers-protests-agriculture-sector-reform-green-revolution-history-15201/ https://www.fairobserver.com/region/central_south_asia/atul-...
- activatedgeek 6y agoThis article sort of reasserts the same sentiment that the parent comment alluded to. Quoting a couple - > Some farmers worry whether the reforms might lead to the end of wholesale markets and guaranteed prices. > Farmers might go from the local monopsonies of the APMCs to the national oligopoly of Amazon-like behemoths.