Tuesday, March 2, 2021

India's Farmer Protests: Why Are They So Angry?

Farmers, traders and customers weave through waist-high heaps of chili peppers, piles of ginger and mounds of carrots at a government-run wholesale market in western India.

Demonstrations have been going on for months. Pop stars and climate activists have pledged support for the farmers. What sparked the movement is less glamorous: New rules for wholesale markets.

(Image credit: Lauren Frayer/NPR)

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