Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the Centre will soon introduce new agricultural laws to provide strong legal protection to farmers.
He asserted that exploitation of farmers through fake seeds, spurious fertilisers and counterfeit pesticides will no longer be tolerated, and warned of strict and punitive action against those harming the cultivators’ interests.
Chouhan made the remarks during his one-day visit to Chhattisgarh, during which he interacted with farmers in two villages of Durg district, an official statement said.
“The hard work of farmers, their crops and their future cannot be compromised under any circumstances. The Centre has moved decisively towards strict and punitive action against elements causing losses to farmers through fake seeds, spurious fertilisers and counterfeit pesticides,” the Union minister said.
Those involved in supplying fake agricultural inputs are not just committing economic offences but …​Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the Centre will soon introduce new agricultural laws to provide strong legal protection to farmers.
He asserted that exploitation of farmers through fake seeds, spurious fertilisers and counterfeit pesticides will no longer be tolerated, and warned of strict and punitive action against those harming the cultivators’ interests.
Chouhan made the remarks during his one-day visit to Chhattisgarh, during which he interacted with farmers in two villages of Durg district, an official statement said.
“The hard work of farmers, their crops and their future cannot be compromised under any circumstances. The Centre has moved decisively towards strict and punitive action against elements causing losses to farmers through fake seeds, spurious fertilisers and counterfeit pesticides,” the Union minister said.
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