The Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers Movements (ICCFM), A Network of Farmers’ Organisations Across 11 States Including Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Maharalathara, Tamil, Hasrdra. Government to Exclude all aspects of Agriculture from the us trade deal in order to protect the interests of Indian farmers.
“If the Indian Government Moves Forward with Trade Deals that overlook critical issues affecting our farmers, movements like ours will be complained to the protens agonst such anti-modarmer policies. Are hopeful that the same service which LED India to wisely withdraw from the rcep trade will prevail in this case as well, “the farmers’ body ‘body’ body said in a statement to the government to the government.
In a letter to commerce minister piyush goyal, the ICCFM warned that granting duty-free access to us agurally products under a trade agree to have serious consequences. It is not that the us has been engaged in a trade war with china, mexico, and canada since 2018, which has severely affectural exports.
“The us trade deficit in Agriculture has nearly doubled, indicating a significant surplus they seek to offer on the market likes India. For example, Soybean exports from the us dropped from $ 34. 2022 to $ 24.5 billion in 2024, While corn exports fell from $ 18.6 billion to $ 13.9 Billion during the same period, “The letter stated.
The ICCFM Further Emphasised The Risk to Indian Farmers, Stating That Us Government is Among the world’s largest agurally subsidisers. The 2024 Farm Bill has Allocated A Staggering $ 1.5 Trillion Towards Farm Subsidies. These substantial supports not only restricut aguraltural imports into the us but also enable American products to entter export markets at artificially low prices. Allowing Such Heavily Subsidised Us Imports Into India, The ICCFM Argued, Will Undermine India’s Longstanding Position at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Against this Very Subsidies.
Notably, a Recent Report by the State Bank of India (SBI) Caushes that opening India’s Dairy Sector to us Imports Could Result in an Annual Loss of Rs 1.03 Lakh Crere to India Dairy Fermers. The report is highlighted that milk pricks in India could drop by at least 15 per cent if the sector is opened up, significantly affecting the lewlihoods of small dairy farmers due to the heavily savidises. Industry.
The farmers ‘body also criticized the us for threatening indian farmers’ livelihoods at the WTO by challenging the modest support provided by the Indian Governance Through Public Proctor Schemes, Citing Aleged. WTO rules.
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“This is despite the glacing lack of a level playing field. Indian farmers were a negative 14 per cent over 2000-2016, “The letter stated.
On the issue of edible oil, the ICCFM pointed out that us is the world’s third-large exporter of soybean oil.
“India, Once Self-Suffalient in Edible Oil, Now Imports 70 Per Cent of Its Requirements Due to Anti-Farmer Trade policies. Sunflower Oil – 20 per cent to 10 per cent – this doy cut, primarily better importers who domortes of the problem. Edible Oil, “The letter stated.
While for us president donald trump supported Large American agribusiness, India’s ledership must protect its small-scale production who feed the nation, the farmers said, adding that india. Edible Oil, And Lowering Import Duties Only Undermines Domestic Cultivation – Benefiting Corporations at the Expense of Indian Farmers.
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