Union Budget a Big Betrayal of Indian Farmers
On MSP, the government shifts goalposts – farmer organizations firm on C2+at least50% Agri Budget a meagre 2.3% of total Budget, allocations... Read More
Green Paper on Farmers, Farming & Rural Economy 2018
4 YEARS, 4 BUDGETS: WHAT HAS THIS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT ACHIEVED? (The Green Paper, downloadable here, has been put out by ASHA –... Read More
Submission to Competition Commission of India, seeking to stop Bayer’s acquisition of Monsanto in India
To: January 17th, 2018 The Secretary, Competition Commission of India, 18-20, 7th Floor, Hindustan Times House, Kasturba Gandhi Marg, New Delhi 110001... Read More
Apr.3rd-7th, 2018: Policy School on Understanding and Addressing Agrarian Distress
This is a workshop being organised by Sambhaavnaa with active involvement of ASHA. More details are available at: http://www.sambhaavnaa.org/programs/policy-school-on-addressing-the-agrarian-crisis-3-7-apr-2018/
Policy School on Understanding & Addressing the Agrarian Crisis: 3-7 April 2018
This Policy School workshop is being actively shaped and facilitated by ASHA. http://www.sambhaavnaa.org/programs/policy-school-on-addressing-the-agrarian-crisis-3-7-apr-2018/ Workshop on understanding and addressing the Agrarian Crisis... Read More
Jan.30th, 2018: Press Conference in Delhi
Presenting “Green Paper on Farmers, Farming and Rural Economy: 4 Years, 4 Budgets: What has the Central Govt delivered?” on January 30,... Read More
BUDGET 2018-19 – HERE’S WHAT FARMERS NEED
December 4th, 2017 Dear Shri Arun Jaitley, Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture, also known as ASHA-Kisan Swaraj, is a national network... Read More
ACTIVISTS SLAM TAMIL NADU GOVT’S LACK OF ACTION ON PESTICIDE POISONINGS: “CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO LIFE BEING VIOLATED BY WILFUL CONTINUATION OF DEADLY PESTICIDES”
Chennai, December 7th 2017: A fact finding team that investigated the recent spate of pesticide poisonings in Perambalur and Ariyalur districts of... Read More
INDIAN FARMERS’ LIVES COME CHEAP FOR GOVERNMENTS & INDUSTRY FACT-FINDING REPORT ON PESTICIDE POISONINGS IN YAVATMAL DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA
The full fact finding report can be downloaded here: http://indiaforsafefood.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/pesticidepoisoning-yavatmal-FFT-report-oct12-2017.pdf The above is the report of a fact finding team that tried... Read More