Hyderabad, March 11 -- T1he Telangana Kisan Congress on Wednesday expressed concern that the proposed India-US trade deal could seriously affect farmers in Telangana and demanded its immediate review.
At a meeting held at Gandhi Bhavan, attended by TPCC President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud and state minister Danasari Seethakka, speakers said Indian farmers were already selling crops 30-40 per cent below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and opening the market to subsidised US agricultural products could worsen their situation.
They pointed out that American farmers receive heavy subsidies averaging USD 66,314 annually, while according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Indian farmers incurred losses of abou...