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Why have India’s new farm bills riled up the farmers?
| Date: | 01 February 2021 |
| Author: | Dr. Asad Rauf |
So what exactly are the Farmer's laws in India that have riled up farmers so bad? The issue is complicated. Agriculture is a heavily regulated industry and, importantly, within the ambit of the state governments in India. Thus, agricultural laws were always state-specific, and countrywide reforms were always difficult and required consensus building.