Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights

The document supports Indian farmers protesting against the deregulation and corporatisation of agriculture via three new farm laws enacted in 2020. It argues these laws threaten small-scale production and public food distribution, while calling for the repeal of the acts and a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price.

• Since August 2020, farmers' organisations in India have protested three new farm laws which they claim will bypass state-regulated markets, remove stockpiling limits on agricultural commodities, and deregulate minimum support prices, leading to corporate control of the agriculture sector.
• The Indian agrarian economy has faced a decade-long crisis driven by farmer indebtedness to money lenders and agribusiness, low farm prices, under-investment, and neoliberal agricultural policies.
• Protestors marching toward New Delhi have faced police repression involving water cannons, tear gas, and trenches; at least 15 people have died and several leaders have been detained.
• The document argues that industrial, corporate-controlled agriculture promoted by institutions like the World Bank and World Trade Organisation has damaged the environment, increased hunger and malnutrition, and prioritised export cash crops over affordable local food markets.
• The farmers' movement demands the repeal of the three farm acts, the repeal of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020, a legal guarantee of Minimum Support Price, and the release of political prisoners.

APA

admin (2020). Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/indian-farmers-food-sovereignty-anti-fascism-democracy-human-rights/

Chicago

admin. Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights. Friends of the Earth International, 2020. https://www.foei.org/indian-farmers-food-sovereignty-anti-fascism-democracy-human-rights/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=18 December 2020 |url=https://www.foei.org/indian-farmers-food-sovereignty-anti-fascism-democracy-human-rights/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2020indian, author = {admin}, title = {{Indian farmers lead historic struggle for Food Sovereignty, Anti-fascism, Democracy and Human Rights}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2020}, month = dec, url = {https://www.foei.org/indian-farmers-food-sovereignty-anti-fascism-democracy-human-rights/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }