Will incomes improve? Agri Bills see mixed response from farmers

Amid the turmoil over the three agriculture-related Bills, recently passed by Parliament, Sushil Hanote, 27, a farmer from Mali Silpati village in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, is busy tending to his paddy and maize crops grown in around 4 acres.
 
Not much aware of the nuances in the three pieces of legislation, which have promised to transform his life, Sushil, categorised as a small and marginal farmer in government records, says he prefers selling to someone who picks up the produce at his farm and pays a good price.
 
Several times in the nearby Betul mandi, the