On the 86th day of the strike that began on November 26, 2020, Farm Aid joined 86 other farmer and allied food and racial justice groups in expressing solidarity with the farmers’ protests in India against the unjust farm laws that will increase agribusiness’ stranglehold over their food system. To learn more about the protests and hear from Indian farmers, watch this video. Scroll down to read the full statement below. We Stand with India’s Farmers! Now Let’s Connect the Dots Between the Forces of Neoliberalism that Stifle Farmers, from India to the U.S. A solidarity statement in support of the brave and historic protests in India from farmers, and other agroecology, farm and food justice networks in the U.S. “We are not going back — that is not in our genetic code. Agriculture has turned into a slow poison. It’s better to die fighting here.” — Ringhu Yaspal, a protestor in Ghazipur, India. U.S. farmers and allied food justice advocates express our solidarity with the farmer protests in India against the unjust farm laws that will increase agribusiness’ stranglehold over their food system.[1] India’s farmers have mobilized to create one of the world’s most vibrant protests in history, camping on … Continue reading We Stand with India’s Farmers