Apple farmers in Himachal plan protest on 22 April as they fear their problems will get drowned out in the election noise with Congress, BJP campaigns taking up national issues.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
The marketing of Himachal’s apples nationally is actually a success story. Not just the smaller towns, available even in larger villages in Maharashtra, for a generation. Not having proper refrigeration facilities is a great pity. Either a successful Amul style cooperative venture, or encouraging organised retail to source directly from the producing areas. Whoever planned demonetisation had no idea of how rural India’s economy works. The immense harm caused to farmers is all the more tragic since the entire sector has no income tax or nexus with black money.
The marketing of Himachal’s apples nationally is actually a success story. Not just the smaller towns, available even in larger villages in Maharashtra, for a generation. Not having proper refrigeration facilities is a great pity. Either a successful Amul style cooperative venture, or encouraging organised retail to source directly from the producing areas. Whoever planned demonetisation had no idea of how rural India’s economy works. The immense harm caused to farmers is all the more tragic since the entire sector has no income tax or nexus with black money.