FM’s pre-budget meet: Farmer bodies seek easier credit, subsidised P&K fertilisers (Financial Express)

Financial Express (India) published an article stating that Amid protests against farm bills, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday held her pre-Budget consultation meetings with stakeholders from the agriculture and agro-processing sectors, who presented her with a draft of proposals, including greater and easier access to credit, especially for small farmers, incentives for balanced use of fertilisers, transport subsidy for fruits and vegetables and reduction in taxes on diesel. Representatives from the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), Punjab Agriculture University, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), among others, were also present in the meeting.