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Andhra Pradesh
M.S. Swaminathan backs cooperative farming But he also cautions that it involved transfer of rights on land to societies HYDERABAD: Amidst concerns expressed by the Opposition parties over farmers losing rights over their land, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy announced here on Monday that the concept would be implemented in select villages where gram sabhas passed an unanimous resolution expressing their willingness to adapt to the new system. Cooperative farming, with village as a unit, had been proposed in view of the highly fragmented land holdings in the State that were creating hurdles in extension of credit and technology for improving productivity to meet the ever-increasing demand. No corporates in itDr. Reddy asserted that there was no involvement of corporates or big business houses in cooperative farming and the government would put in place all safeguards required to address the concerns over the new system. “The issue has been thrown open for thinking by experts and other stakeholders and there is no finality as yet.” Dr. Reddy was responding to doubts raised by Opposition leader in the Legislative Council, Dadi Veerabhadra Rao, at the all-party meeting convened to discuss the proposal for cooperative farming. The all-party meeting was convened to elicit suggestions from political parties as well as experts in agriculture and allied activities. Experts led by eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan welcomed the introduction of the new system, but warned the government to tread cautiously as it involved transfer of rights on land to societies.
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