Vijay Sardana Online

  Winners and Losers of farmers’ protests and possible outcomes By: Vijay SARDANA The main demands are: Repeal Farm Acts Mandatory MSP under the law Ground reality and the Concern is: There is not enough tax collection to meet the farmers demand of the farmers. Total collection of India is just Rs. 16.5 lakh crores. Farmers demand will cost India more than Rs. 17 lakh crores to support all crops, livestock farmers and fisheries sector at mandatory MSP. Under Law, MSP cannot be restricted to only a few selected crops, logically all poor farmers of all farm produce should be covered.  When MSP is higher than the world market, productivity and quality are poor, imports will flood the Indian market, Exports will dry up. Every year the increase in MSP will increase more imports. (Please check prices in the world market on the internet and compare with MSP). India has surplus wheat, rice and sugar. We do not want more wheat, rice and sugar. The protesting farmers demand more money for their

Pesticide Laws and Regulations in India Need to address the conflict between Science & Politics in the law-making process in the national interest By: Vijay SARDANA   FICA, MIMA PGDM (IIM-A), LLB, M.Sc. (Food Tech) (CFTRI), B.Sc. (Dairy Tech) PG in Intl. Trade Laws & Alt. Dispute Resolution. IPR, PhD (in Progress) Advocate, Delhi High Court Techno-legal Expert  on Agribusinesses & Agri-inputs, IPR Issues, Commodities Trade & Consumer Products Industries & Founder & Convenor Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture Foundation, New Delhi India and growing food security challenges: The worldwide population is projected to increase to 9 billion by 2050 (United Nations). To accommodate this increase, food production will necessarily need to increase as well. However, new agricultural land is limited, so sustainable production and increasing productivity of existing agricultural land is an important aspect of addressing global food security. India will be the count