Indianfarmers

*Events :

38th World Farmers Congress, Warsaw, Poland

Sri P.Chengal Reddy,Secretary – General, CIFA, INDIA and Hon Chairman, FFA, A.P. participated in the Congress held from 30th May to 6th June 2008. Delegates from 5 Continents, has taken note of food crisis and also the farmers problems. IFAP played key role in bringing together farmers across the Globe under Common banner to enable them to identify critical problems, prepare strategies to achieve Economic equity and social recognition. Farmers have become key to World Economies Development and Agriculture has assumed greatest significance. The role of Farmers Organizations involvement is recognized by the World Community. We, the farmers of the World, must strengthen the hands of IFAP and activize ourselves to involve in not only in our National Development Progress but also help the under-privileged.

CIFA Tamilnadu unit conducts conference on Sugarcane issues

The CIFA unit of Tamilnadu convened an Interactive meeting on 11th November 2008 to discuss the strategies on pressurizing the central and state governments in view of the unacceptable support price announced by them to sugarcane for 2008-09 crushing season.

The National convener Shri.Prabhakar Reddy and the president of the PMK party Shri.G.K.Mani presided over the function. In his special address, shri.Prabhakar reddy spoke elaborately on the history of sugarcane cultivation in india from pre- british period till today and remembered the great leader of punjab shri Chottu Ram who fought for the socio economic equity of farmers in the society and also quoted about the book on sugarcane written by the economist shri.Sanjay Baru.He made a fervent appeal to the leaders from various sugar cane associations to understand the system adopted by CACP to get the datas of cultivation cost from DES (statistics dept.) where by lot of procedural lacuna and inept details are being sent to the commission leading to low fixation of support price.There are sixty centres for collection of cost datas in tamilnadu

Mr.A.M. Raja, President of CIFA tamilnadu read out the resolution that in order to attract the attention of the state and central government towards the widespread resentment on MSP of sugarcane, "DHARNAS" in three stages will be conducted on 21th NOV'08 at all factories or respective district collectorates and on 26th NOV'08 at Chennai with all the supporting Farmers associations and thirdly on 13thDec'08 at Delhi. He also made a request to the leaders for a large turnout of sugarcane farmers all around the state. Earlier Mr.Virudhagiri,Secretary of the state unit welcomed the gathering and Mr.Nagu subramanian , secretary of sugarcane commodity proposed the vote of thanks. Later
Mr. Prabhakar reddy also called on the BJP state president Mr Ela. Ganesan on the subject matter who assured his support at all levels. Photos...1 , 2 , 3

South Indian States Pulse farmers technical workshop