Farmers urged to go for barter system during bandh

Farmers urged to go for barter system during bandh

News:

1. Farmers organizations is planning to adopt barter systemduring the upcoming village shutdownacross the country.

Important Facts:

2. Farmers’ organizations across the country have called a 10-day ‘gaon bandh’ (village shutdown) from June 1.
3. The Kisan Ekta Manch and the Kisan Maha Sangh an umbrella body have requested the farmer to go for barter system during the protest.

• Note:  Previous year farmer agitation has led the angry farmers to emptied milk tankers and thrown vegetables on the roads.

4. Farmers from Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab and Chhattisgarh have been told to follow this System.
5. The farmer will have to identify nearby villages where they can directly exchange perishable agricultural products for other goods or services.
6. The farmer’s community is using social media platform to spread the messages to nearly 10 lakh farmers.