Explaining the dangers posed by sharing the farmers’ data, Vissa of the AIKSCC said, “The Goods and Services Tax office will not share data on the price that the trader sold the produce for after buying it from the farmer. Nor does the income tax department share data on whether the trader has incurred any expenses beyond his means which could lead to the farmer’s payment being delayed. All of this is the private data of individuals and firms which must remain private in a market where one cannot be put at a disadvantage compared to others.”

 https://thewire.in/agriculture/india-farmers-agristack-concerns-technology-agriculture

 

  Low sugar prices benefit companies producing packaged food and beverages, says Mangati Gopal Reddy, the state president of Federation of Farmers Associations. “The prices serve the interest of the large companies.” Companies producing soft drinks and confectionery have grown in the last three decades in the country and changed the pattern of sugar consumption. These bulk consumers use 65 per cent of the sugar produced, states ISMA’s report to the taskforce.

 https://ruralindiaonline.org/en/articles/farmers-need-money-to-run-their-farms/