Why sugarcane farmers don't want Brazilian President as chief guest on Republic Day -Joe C Mathew

-Business Today

Brazil, a major sugarcane producer, has been against India’s existing scheme to support sugarcane farmers claiming that it was beyond the permissible limits under the WTO regulations

Prime minister Narendra Modi-led government’s decision to invite Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro as the chief guest of India’s Republic Day celebrations on January 26 has been criticised by All India Sugarcane Farmers’ Federation (AISFF), an affiliate of CPIM’s farmer body All India Kisan Sabha. The organisation is opposing the position taken by Brazil against India over the government’s minimum price support programme for farmers at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

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