NDA Govt’s election year MSP hikes: ASHA’s reaction
MSPs better than last 4 years – but far from the historic increase demanded by Farmers Less than 20% margin over Comprehensive... Read More
Amendments sought in NITI Aayog’s Model Land Leasing Act 2016
AMENDMENTS THAT ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE & HOLISTIC AGRICULTURE (ASHA) SEEKS ON NITI AYOG’S MODEL AGRICULTURAL LAND LEASING ACT 2016 This note... Read More
Civil Society Response to Draft National Forest Policy 2018
—– Forwarded message —– From: Kavitha Kuruganti <kavitha_kuruganti@yahoo.com> To: digfpolicy-mef@nic.in <digfpolicy-mef@nic.in>; jitesh.kumar@nic.in <jitesh.kumar@nic.in>; toforestpolicy@gmail.com <toforestpolicy@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, 14 April 2018, 14:06:39 GMT+5:30... Read More
FSSAI’s Organic Standards Regulations a potential impediment to the spread of organic farming in India
The following is the text of the letter sent on March 19th 2018 to the Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of FSSAI... Read More
“”Withdraw Pesticides Management Bill 2017, if the Objective is not right”
March 5, 2018 To: The Joint Secretary (Plant Protection), (Room # 238), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation... Read More
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
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