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  Why is there stagnation in farmers’ income? By:  Vijay SARDANA The Budget session 2021 of the Punjab Assembly began on a stormy note with opposition Akali Dal and AAP raising slogans during the address by the Governor, who said the new central farm laws do not address the problem of farmers' "stagnating incomes". Farmers should ask the right questions for a better future. Let me help through this article. Before I go into detail, let us keep in mind ultimately either consumers or taxpayer citizens because of the cost of the wrong decisions. No political party or political leader bears the burden of the wrong decision they make for their political gains. Punjab farmers should keep this in mind and ask the right questions to all because they are also important consumers and citizens of India. There is the scientific as well as the political reason behind the stagnation in income. Let me address both one by one. Scientific Reason: Unscientific Swaminathan MSP formula leadi

  Hon’ble Prime Minister’s Webinar on March’01, 2021 My points are given below: Transforming the Agriculture Sector:  Union Budget 2021 “Strategies for Implementation” by: Vijay SARDANA The Hon'ble Prime Minister has rightly said, we meet better approaches and out-of-box thinking in all aspects of pre- & post- agriculture production, research and management to improve the welfare of farmers.  My suggestions are focused on the way forward: Background: After 70 years, Agri-Trade is allowed to function as per the provisions of the Constitution. For 70 years, the constitution was ignored and farmers were exploited and this led to rural poverty and unemployment. Chapter 13, Article 301 to 304 days no barrier should be there in trade and commerce inter-state and intra-state. This reform is the biggest reform in human history and maybe the biggest reform that will impact the maximum number of people and their livelihood. This reform will change all key dimensions of Indian society - i

  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