The document provides information about the ongoing Indian Farmers' Protest. It summarizes that India has a large farming population, with half of the labor force working in agriculture. The government previously intervened in the 1960s to modernize farming and increase food production through a system that established minimum prices and market oversight to protect farmers. However, new farm laws passed reduce protections and leave small farmers vulnerable to corporations. As a result, farmers have been protesting the changes that threaten their livelihoods.

1. Indian Farmers' Protest
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Human Relations, Diversity & Equity
February 2021

2. Welcome
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3. Objectives
Learn about the Indian Farmers' Protest
Review the history of government intervetion in Indian
agriculture
Reflect on why the government is changing course now

4. Why are the farmers protesting?

5. There are a LOT of
Farmers in India.
India is the home
to 1.4 billion
people.
Farm workers make
up half of the labor
force.

6. Reflection
 The US is the home to 328 million people.
 If India has 1.4 BILLION people, and 50% are farmers, that
means there are approximately 700 million farmers in India.
 That's 2x the entire population of the United States.
 How do you think the US Government would respond if
HALF of the work force went on strike or protested?

7. Government Intervention
 In the 1960's, the Indian government stepped
in to modernize farming and increase the
food supply – this was called
the Green Revolution.
 India quickly went from food famine, to food
suprlus as rice and wheat production soared.
 India developed a nationwide food marketing
system to ensure fair prices for farmers.

8. Protecting Farmers
Farmers bring crops to
wholesale markets
(mundi's)
Government issues
Minimum Support Price
Transparency in sales
between farmers and
traders
System provides
oversight that protects
farmers by giving them
market standards
Farmers avoid
exploitation

9. Not a Perfect System
 Experts agree, this is not a perfect
system.
 Studies show that the system does
serve to keep farmers profitable.
 In Punjab and Haryana, where the
market system is active, farmers
are highest paid in the country.
 In Bihar, the market system was
eliminated in 2006, and the
farmers are ranked the poorest in
India.

10. Reflection
 The Indian government intervened in the 1960's to provide
support to the nations farmers and improve food scarcity
issues.
 Though the system was flawed, it did appear to be working.
 Why do you think the government would chose to change
it all now?

11. To Make Matters
Worse
 52% of farming
households are in debt
 20k farmers have died by
suicide in last 2 years

12. Fewer
Protections
 Farmers have been asking for
reforms for decades
 However, as a result of these
new laws, farmers now have
fewer options to fight bad
deals.
 Smaller farmers are dependent
on the terms set by big
corporations, or face being cut
out of the industry all
together.
 So they are protesting.

13. Reflection
 One of the protesters in the video
stated, "Even when someone breaks
the bird's nest, the bird makes noise.
"
 What do you think this means?

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