2) As of the latest NSSO report, average annual income of agricultural household is Rs77,112 per yr i.e. 6426 per month i.e $88 per month.

This is also the reason why Farmers don't pay taxes (they earn less than the taxable income)

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3) The budget allocations to Chemical & Fertilizer subsidies are 2nd only to food subsidies. Support structure for chemical intensive agriculture is pushed aggresively affecting soil health & farmers health, cost of which is entirely borne by the farmer https://wp.me/p2rhm-26k 
4) Crop Insurance (or PMFBY) premiums collected were a record high but unfortunately a majority of farmers have no clue that they were paying premiums for insurance as it was embedded in crop loans (This is changed now), but claims are never paid on time https://wp.me/p2rhm-26k 
5) 86% of farmers are small/marginal and a majority of them are dependent on rain water/canal for irrigation. The tallest statue in India was built in no time but the irrigation projects still continue to suffer https://wp.me/p2rhm-2hC 
6) Monsanto’s Bt cotton was meant to be resistant to bollworm, a major pest of the cotton crop. In fact, BT Cotton was introduced primarily for bollworm control. From high seed costs to increased pest attacks, Bt Cotton has meant higher input costs https://wp.me/p2rhm-26t 
7) Simply put every single step from sowing the seeds in the soil to selling the harvest in the market, there is a crisis in every step. This is what #IndiaTogether should fight for and fight against the propaganda that the 3 laws will solve all the problems of the farmers
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