Growers oppose contract farming in tobacco, entry of MNCs
The Hindu
See the move as an attempt at backdoor entry by multinationals
Tobacco farmers and farm leaders from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have opposed the Centre’s plan to introduce contract farming in tobacco on the grounds that it will have adverse consequences on their livelihood.
Any move to bring contract farming into the tobacco sector would only aggravate the problems of Flue Cured Virginia (FCV) farmers who were battered by the economic losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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