NEW DELHI: Indian farmer Shingara Singh has grown grain for 35 years and is one of thousands of protesters against agricultural reforms who have the power to help slash a huge annual bill of US$10bil for imports of vegetable oils.
But Singh, 55, says he will only switch to growing oilseeds, such as rapeseed and sunflower, on his six-hectare plot in the northern state of Punjab, if the government promises guaranteed rates for his produce.
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