Budget (2013) in denial mode about Indian farmers’ crisis
“The Indian Budget 2013-14 ignores the core problems being faced by the nation’s cultivators and doesn’t even acknowledge the deep agrarian crisis,... Read More
Response to NAC Working Group Recommendations on ‘Enhancing farm income for smallholder through market integration’
The NAC has created a Working Group of its members in July 2012, on the subject of ‘Enhancing Farm Income for Small... Read More
Resolutions adopted on the 29th of November 2012 at the Jan Sansad held at Jantar Mantar
Community Rights on Land, Water, Forest and Mineral Resources and Right to Participate in Development Plans – Sustaining Agricultural Livelihoods 1. Our... Read More
Jan Sansad 2012: Day 4 Press Release
Report on Land Acquisition will soon be made public: Shri Jairam Ramesh New Delhi, 29th November 2012: The focus of day 4 of... Read More
Loud demand from agri orgns for NBPGR Director Bansal to be removed
November 3, 2012 To: Mr Sharad Pawar, Minister for Agriculture, Government of India. Dear Shri Sharad Pawar, Sub: Demanding removal... Read More
Govt Policies & Laws going against farmers: FDI in retail & Land Acquisition Bill unacceptable: South Indian farmer leaders
South Indian farmer’s movements, under the banner of South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movements (SICCFM) have come all the way to... Read More
Citizens protest ICAR offer of India’s gene banks to MNCs
CITIZENS’ LETTER TO DR SWAPAN KUMAR DATTA To: May 24, 2012 Dr Swapan Kumar Datta, DDG-Crop Science, Indian Council For Agricultural Research,... Read More
Adopt farmer-centric, community based models while shifting subsidies from chemical to organic fertilizers: ASHA tells Pawar
Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) congratulated Mr Sharad Pawar, Union Agriculture Minister for his statement in the Parliament on shifting... Read More
MONSANTO SEED WITHDRAWN FROM GUJARAT GOVT PROJECT: BKS & ASHA welcome Gujarat Govt’s decision
Ahmedabad/New Delhi, 26th April 2012: The Gujarat government’s cabinet decision yesterday to withdraw controversial American MNC Monsanto’s proprietary seed from ongoing government... Read More
Project Sunshine needs to be suspended immediately
A rapid appraisal of Project Sunshine in Gujarat, organised by ASHA, came up with its report recently. The main conclusions of the... Read More