In July 2015 Our center’s launched a campaign for protecting the Indian farmers. Millions of Farmers in India were suffering for hundreds of years because of risks from weather, animals, birds and insects, as well as market risks. Ramesh Kulkarni hails from a farmers family and had seen the terrible suffering of Indian farmers. This resultant debt had led to farmers committing suicide every year. The center conducted a research in British Columbia Canada to explore what steps were taken by Canadian Govt to protect its farmers. The key is the comprehensive insurance schemes by the Canadian Govt for Agricultural farmers and livestock farmers. A comprehensive “white paper’ was prepared by our center and a aggressive campaign launched with the Indian Govt led under the title “Farmers suicide in India. How the Canadian govt protects its farmers” . The campaign was hugely successful as in Jan 2016 the Modi Govt implemented the crop Insurance policy called “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana”
The policy was launched and is being implemented on a mission mode.
This will benefit millions of poor farmers in India
See the announcements and its likely impact
Times of India – New crop insurance- Game changer
White papers on ‘How the Canadian Govt protects its Farmers” thru comprehensive insurance policies & schemes
CIE FARMERS POLICIES OF CANADA-USA
