Indian farmers rebel against government actions

Because of the uncontrolled inflation in the country, farmers went into negative during the cultivation of agricultural products. 50 thousand protestors took to the streets. They demand improved irrigation and irrigation in drought-affected states and compensation for losses due to high inflation.

The procession of protests was 180 km long, from the city of Nashik to Mumbai. Farmers demanded from the government to cover losses due to high inflation. For example, representatives of the sugar industry, despite the high level of exports and yields, suffered losses due to low prices in international markets.

Accordingly, the funds and resources invested in production did not pay off. In addition, part of the sugar cane, which was grown in arid areas, caused additional financial burden on farmers.

In the evening, the march organizers managed to reach an agreement with government representatives on the establishment of an irrigation system in arid areas. Recall that the farmers of India have long been unhappy with the poor irrigation system, which the authorities were going to repair in 2013. In India, it is not the first year that agrarian poverty leads to rallies and riots. Some farmers even commit suicide because of the inability to survive in conditions for farmers created by the country.

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