Farmers’ association warns the Government against any compromise in WTO negotiations. Kisan Ekta, a collective of over 69 farmer organisations across India representing over 400 million farmers has warned the Central Government against any compromise in WTO negotiations, which will be held in Nairobi on December 15 to 18.
The collective coordinator and agriculture expert Dr Devender Sharma along with signatories of many head of famers organisations in a statement have said,
“they oppose any compromise which affects the livelihood
of farmers in the WTO
negotiations.”
“A National Convention of some of the big Farmer Organisations, representing more than 400 million farmers, has in a resolution demanded the Govt to stand firm in protecting the livelihood of its farmers. Any compromise with the rich countries will have disastrous consequences for Indian agriculture, farming community as well as nations food security,” the statement said.