Farmers’ lobby meets Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of Budget, urges to lift export bans on key agri products

Ahead of the upcoming Union Budget, representatives of farmer associations and agricultural experts met with Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday in New Delhi. The focus of the discussion was the removal of export restrictions on various agricultural commodities, advocated strongly by the farming community. The meeting, which lasted for two hours, was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, the Finance Secretary, and senior officials from the Ministry of Agriculture. MJ Khan, Chairman of the Indian Chambers of Food and Agriculture, underscored the urgency of lifting these bans during the deliberations.