Farmers Movement Archive

Farm bills will benefit farmers in Goa as well, says Sawaikar

Panaji: BJP on Thursday said that the recently passed farm bills were prepared keeping in mind the needs of the farmers in today’s world, but some forces are trying to create an atmosphere against the bills. Farmers in Goa will also benefit from the bills, BJP said. If our farmers have to be strengthened then these bills are important, former MP and BJP general secretary Narendra Sawaikar told reporters. He said that these bills empower farmers to decide who will be the customer for their products. “These bills also help farmers to move from middlemen in the market who purchase their products and we will be able to see the impact of these bills in the future,” Sawaikar said. The President gave assent to the three bills which were passed by the Parliament earlier. The three bills were the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and were aimed at bringing reforms in the agriculture sector.

The Times of India

2020-12-18

Goa