Farmer organisations back retail FDI

Even as traders across the country downed shutters on Thursday in protest against the government's decision to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, farmer organisations are coming out in support of this decision subject to the condition multi-formats are compelled by law to directly purchase from farmers. The farmer bodies are looking for removal of the middlemen, better infrastructure and a good supply chain so that they benefit from the presence of large multi-formats in India.

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