{"id":61890,"date":"2024-02-19T08:18:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/india-offers-protesting-farmers-support-prices-on-corn-cotton-and-pulses\/"},"modified":"2024-02-19T08:18:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T08:18:05","slug":"india-offers-protesting-farmers-support-prices-on-corn-cotton-and-pulses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/india-offers-protesting-farmers-support-prices-on-corn-cotton-and-pulses\/","title":{"rendered":"India offers protesting farmers support prices on corn, cotton and pulses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>The Indian government has offered guaranteed support prices for pulses, corn and cotton in a bid to break a deadlock with protesting farmers, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1813631\">week-long<\/a> clashes between security forces and protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Tear gas and barricades were used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1814550\">deter<\/a> the farmers, who form an influential voting bloc, months ahead of a general election due by May, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a record third term.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1814487\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s comments followed marathon talks with farmers\u2019 unions after the protesters, who are demanding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1814059\">higher prices<\/a> backed by law for nearly two dozen crops, were halted at a distance of about 200km from New Delhi.<\/p>\n<p>Goyal said the government had proposed five-year contracts for a minimum support price to farmers who diversify their crops to grow pigeon peas, black matpe, red lentils and corn, paid by cooperative groups it promotes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese organisations will buy the produce and there will be no limit on quantity,\u201d Goyal told reporters in the northern city of Chandigarh, adding that a similar price guarantee would also be offered to farmers who diversify and produce cotton.<\/p>\n<p>The farmers\u2019 unions said they would decide on the proposal within a day or two, after reaching a consensus among themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Switching more crops to pulses from those such as rice and wheat that require more water will not only benefit a depleting water table but also help cut back on imports of pulses.<\/p>\n<p>The world\u2019s biggest importer of pulses, India has struggled to hold back increases in the prices of pigeon peas and black matpe.<\/p>\n<p>Domestic corn demand has also been rising as the poultry and ethanol industries boost consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Police have used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1813907\">tear gas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1814133\">barricades<\/a> to stop thousands of farmers, who mainly grow wheat and rice, from marching to New Delhi, to press their demand that the government ensure a minimum price for all their produce.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indian government has offered guaranteed support prices for pulses, corn and cotton in a bid to break a deadlock with protesting farmers, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said after week-long clashes between security forces and protesters. 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