Over half the farmers not in favour of recently passed farm laws: Survey

The survey showed that around 60 per cent of the farmers want the MSP system to be made a mandatory law in India

With the Centre having planned an expanded outreach programme on the three agriculture laws passed recently in Parliament, a new survey has found more than half the farmers are not in favour of the laws, but a sizeable number of those opposed to the laws (about 36 per cent) are against them without knowing their full contents.

The survey, conducted by rural platform Gaon Connection, found that even among those supporting the legislations, which numbered around 35 per cent, almost 18 per cent were not aware about their content, which reflects a sharp lacunae in the Centre's efforts to create understanding