On 1st June 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture published a consultation paper called The India Digital Ecosystem of Agriculture (IDEA), laying out a proposed framework for ‘AgriStack’. Agristack is planned to be a compilation of digital databases focussing on India’s farmers and the agricultural sector.
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Lok Raj Sangathan organises a seminar against anti-peasant laws
A meeting of peasants was organized by Lok Raj Sangathan to protest against the agricultural laws enforced by the Central government, on the occasion of Kisan Divas (Peasants’ Day) on December 23, at the Kumhar Dharamshala in Ramgarh, Rajasthan. The meeting paid tribute to the 35 peasants who were martyred
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Fast unto Death by the peasants in Nohar, Rajasthan, continues after 18 days
A continuous struggle is being waged for the last nearly twenty days in the Nohar tehsil of Hanumangarh District, Rajasthan around the Irrigation water system. In this context, the peasants’ demonstration and fast unto death led by the Kisan Sangharsh Samiti at Raisinghpura Minor had continued for 18 consecutive days till 17th December. Hundreds of peasants are taking part in the demonstration every day.
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World-wide support for peasant agitation in India
News reports are pouring in about people from Canada to Australia coming out in streets to express support for the agitation of peasants in India. Peasants from Punjab, haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and other states are protesting against the passing of anti-farmer legislation by the Indian government.
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Communist and Left parties hold militant protest march in support of the agitating peasants
The Communist Party of India, Communist Party of India (Marxist), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Communist Ghadar Party of India, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Forward Bloc held a militant protest march on Parliament Street in New Delhi on December 2, to demand immediate repeal of the three anti-peasant laws.
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Country-wide protests by peasants against the three laws in the agriculture sector
Peasants in Punjab and Haryana gave the call for a country-wide ‘chakka jam’ agitation on November 5, against the three laws in the agriculture sector recently passed by the central government. These laws are in the service of the big capitalist monopolies in the agricultural sector and will lead to
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