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1/Oh god. Ok let me explain again. Yes US farmers were able to sell to private entities, however I only mentioned that because of the tweet I QTed. What I meant (& not a digression) was market consolidation by US Agri firms is a regulatory issue, NOT a reform issue, Get it? https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838805703520256
2/'The act creates...' NO. It enables it. Over 90% of Indian Agri produce is anyway sold via private players where farmers as cooperatives have a better bargaining position. Case in Point: Milk & Poultry. Will share Dr. Gulati's view on this later https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838807326715913?s=20
3/'No market cess shall be levied...' Yes and THAT's GOOD. It cut into profits of farmers as cost of cess was transferred to them by middlemen dealing at Mandis. Pretty dumb and moronic to oppose it. Visit a Mandi I guarantee you, your POV will change. https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838809952350217?s=20
4/'Traders & mandis spar' I am not even going to contest this. They loot farmers where cereals & major crops are sold at 20-30% below MSP. Time for these APMCs to compete with others & agree to better prices as farmers have been asking for for a long time. https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838811143540738?s=20
5/ 'Removes taxes that states...' Higher levels of subsidies lead to lesser Infra development & lower yields with time. Even so, GoI is not ending subsidies. Will share another thread in the end on these reforms https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838813823643650?s=20
6/ 'If your answer is yes...' Buddy NPAs ballooned due to lack of regulatory oversight, not because banking sector was opened with reforms. Are you suggesting we close all private banks? Learn the diff. b/w regulatory reforms & economic reforms first. https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838815245557761?s=20
7/ 'These acts will destroy...'. Poor reasoning. People from non-farming backgrounds enjoy political leverage in a democracy, why would that change with these reforms? On the contrary, it might increase as wealth accumulation among farmers increases. https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838818915594242?s=20
8/ 'All traders are registered...' Please read the bills again. Carefully. There are clauses on non payment to farmers. If a farmer isn't paid by traders in a given time, they can be sued by farmers, heavily. Infact it happened. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/in-a-first-farmer-sues-traders-under-new-law-gets-dues/story-ZC12X1nMl13Ssiby04Mx2M.html https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838819855052802?s=20
9/ MSPs are an administrative action in India not a legal one. Again a gap in your understanding. No MSPs are not being ended. On pricing argument, markets correct when supply & demand compete. But for that farmers need to have bargaining power first https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838821004292099?s=20
10/ Clearly Neither have you read the Swaminathan Report nor the recent news on Swaminathan backing the reforms. Height of misinformation I tell you.
https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838821939703808?s=20
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/it-is-important-to-give-farmers-the-power-of-scale-ms-swaminathan/article32159687.ece#
https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838821939703808?s=20
https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/agri-business/it-is-important-to-give-farmers-the-power-of-scale-ms-swaminathan/article32159687.ece#
11/ 'Bihar's case...' Apples & Oranges. Bihar saw the lack of spurt in incomes because of lack of support infrastructure & institutions unlike Punjab, that part is best explained by Dr. Gulati(thread in the end). And its the current system that is flawed https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333838822862434307?s=20
12/'Now if you can...' I might have to school you in entire course on Agro Economics. NO, I never digressed. Not my fault, if you don't understand Regulatory vs Economic reforms. On Monopoly, I think the success of Milk & Poultry farmers speaks for itself https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333839973079015428?s=20
13/ 'Farmers have all the risk...' Yes Duh-Uh. That's what these bills change. If the bargaining power is shifting to farmers & monopoly of traders of APMCs is broken, that's a GOOD thing. Your argument is Pro-Farm bills not Anti. LOL. https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333840878155280387?s=20
14/ 'yes there are...' Yes APMCs exploit and it is not a perfect system, which IS WHY it must CHANGE. No argument there. https://twitter.com/insidebajwa/status/1333840879409373189?s=20
15/ Now onto extra reading for you (apart from obvious lack of basics I see in your thread). I told you I will share a renowned Agro-Economist Dr. Gulati's explanation. Here it is: https://twitter.com/thesuniljain/status/1333461145068265473?s=20
16/ Thread on other relevant articles with information. READ with patience and without a bias. https://twitter.com/thesuniljain/status/1333557894353063938?s=20
17/ Another case of farmers benefitting due to competition. FPCs in Maharashtra have started realizing better incomes. https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/maharashtra-fpcs-in-4-districts-make-over-rs-10-crore-in-out-of-mandi-trade-since-new-farm-laws-7074468/
18/ Article by Dr. Ashok Gulati. Sharing separately so that you can read it in case of any further confusion. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/farm-bills-protest-ashok-gulati-explained-ideas-6618594/
19/ Thread on MSPs, share by state and Government support etc. I mentioned it earlier when you asked about MSPs what will happen. This is a great thread. Read through for more information. https://twitter.com/KesariDhwaj/status/1332367348855046144?s=20
20/ Last but not the least @insidebajwa; The hypocrisy of BKU that is leading the protests. They themselves demanded reforms in 2019. So please, educate yourself. See the tweet on APMC & their suggestion of abolishing it completely https://twitter.com/BKU_KisanUnion/status/1113403480851369985?s=20
21/ In the end, if you still have any doubts, my DM is open.
#FarmersBill #FarmLaws
Good Luck
Jai Hind
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#FarmersBill #FarmLaws
Good Luck
Jai Hind
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