SKM said that the immediate impact of this decision would be particularly serious as farmers in most areas of growing cotton. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday (August 25, 2025) said in Nový Delhi that the decision to cancel the import duty on cotton would continue to push the prices of homemade cotton down. SKM leaders who talked to reporters said cotton producers in India cannot compete with large, industrial farmers of the United States who have historically received massive government subsidies. “It is estimated that government subsidies are up to 12% of the total value of cotton production, while in India, government support for cotton farmers is about 2.37% of production.
SKM said that the immediate impact of this decision would be particularly serious, as farmers have already sowed their crops in most of the cotton cultivation almost two months ago and sank significant costs in the expectation that they will receive rewarding prices for their production. “This step towards the scrap of import duties comes in a particularly bad time when farmers are preparing to harvest their crops,” they said.
“Indian cotton cultivation is notorious for agrarian anxiety and death by farmers. The latest political decision will continue to force the farmer from cotton to indebted and worsen economic problems,” SKM added.
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Published – August 25, 2025 23:22 is
