Fair prices for farmers

Equipping themselves with smart farming techniques and marketing skills, these women are earning profits from ₹13,000 to 15,000 season-on-season.

Once the infamous political battlefield centered on the construction of a car factory, Singur in West Bengal has become a beacon of hope for local farmers, who sell their produce wholesale at fair prices at a state government promoted marketplace. Dhruba Dasgupta takes a closer look.