The Agri-Cartel’s 35-Year Siege of India: From the 1991 Crisis to the 2026 Seed Act
As the Indian Parliament moves into the February 2026 Budget Session, there is a sense of déjà vu in the country. While the world celebrated the repeal of the 2020 Farm Laws as a victory for farmers and their year-long protest, the underlying blueprint never left the table. It has simply been rebranded and digitised.
Today, the introduction of the Seeds Bill 2025—frequently called the 2026 Seed Act—completes a pincer movement that was first inked 35 years ago in the halls of the World Bank and the IMF.
The story begins in 1991. Facing a balance-of-payments crisis, India accepted…...
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PARI - People's Archive of Rural India
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#India #Agriculture #Farming #Farmers #AgroBusiness #Seeds
As the Indian Parliament moves into the February 2026 Budget Session, there is a sense of déjà vu in the country. While the world celebrated the repeal of the 2020 Farm Laws as a victory for farmers and their year-long protest, the underlying blueprint never left the table. It has simply been rebranded and digitised.
Today, the introduction of the Seeds Bill 2025—frequently called the 2026 Seed Act—completes a pincer movement that was first inked 35 years ago in the halls of the World Bank and the IMF.
The story begins in 1991. Facing a balance-of-payments crisis, India accepted…...
Read full article ...
https://off-guardian.org/2026/01/13/the-agri-cartels-35-year-siege-of-india-from-the-1991-crisis-to-the-2026-seed-act/
Via @offguardian
PARI - People's Archive of Rural India
https://ruralindiaonline.org/
#India #Agriculture #Farming #Farmers #AgroBusiness #Seeds