{"id":29603,"date":"2020-12-24T08:07:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T13:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=29603"},"modified":"2020-12-25T15:14:24","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T20:14:24","slug":"local-connections-with-the-2020-indian-farmers-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/local-connections-with-the-2020-indian-farmers-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Connections with the 2020 Indian Farmers\u2019 Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Host: <\/span>Shalaka Jadhav<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

In the last few months, infographics on the 2020 Indian farmers\u2019 protest have been circulating across social media, with little large scale media coverage on the issue.\u00a0 These are a series of ongoing protests against legislation passed by Parliament of India, led by Prime Minister Modi, in September 2020, which does away with the \u201cmandis system\u201d, which sets a minimum set price; this minimum set price allows for more predictable incomes for farmers, which is especially important when the impacts of climate change are already unraveling. Not only is the legislation being contested, but also the way it was pushed through, as there was no substantial consultation with the farmers unions.<\/span><\/p>\n

These acts of farmers\u2019 and workers\u2019 resistance have been noted to be the largest protest in recorded history, with over 250 million farmers and workers across India going on strike against agricultural reform that leaves farmers at the mercy of corporations.\u00a0 For this segment, I will be in conversation with three community members:<\/span><\/p>\n