A lion Share Of Farmers Oppose The Farm Bills, One-Third Of Them Have No Idea Of Legislations!
Amid growing strength against the three controversial farm bills introduced by the centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a survey was conducted to know the opinion of the country's peasantry about the bills.
The survey said, 52 percent of the farmers have opposed the farm bulls, while 36 percent of farmers have no idea about the legislation.
The study was conducted in a Face-to-face method to gather deeper information from the farmers. 5,022 farmers across 35 districts in 16 states participated in the survey.
Gaon Connection's survey titled 'The Rural Report 2: The Indian Farmer's Perception of the New Agri Laws' found out that 67% of the respondents were aware of the new farm bills.
The main reason behind the farmers opposing the bills is that they believe they will get a lower price for their produce in the market due to the bills, the survey said.
On the other hand, as much as 59 percent of the respondents felt that the system of minimum support price (MSP) should be made a mandatory law in the country so that they can get an appropriate price for the produce.
The survey has also found out that a lion share of farmers who own less than five acres of land are supporting the farm bills, while the medium and large farmers are strongly opposing the bill trio.
The Centre has introduced three bills, Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce(Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, The Farmer (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
The survey said, 52 percent of the farmers have opposed the farm bulls, while 36 percent of farmers have no idea about the legislation.
The study was conducted in a Face-to-face method to gather deeper information from the farmers. 5,022 farmers across 35 districts in 16 states participated in the survey.
Gaon Connection's survey titled 'The Rural Report 2: The Indian Farmer's Perception of the New Agri Laws' found out that 67% of the respondents were aware of the new farm bills.
The main reason behind the farmers opposing the bills is that they believe they will get a lower price for their produce in the market due to the bills, the survey said.
On the other hand, as much as 59 percent of the respondents felt that the system of minimum support price (MSP) should be made a mandatory law in the country so that they can get an appropriate price for the produce.
The survey has also found out that a lion share of farmers who own less than five acres of land are supporting the farm bills, while the medium and large farmers are strongly opposing the bill trio.
The Centre has introduced three bills, Farmer's Produce Trade and Commerce(Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, The Farmer (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020