A.P. farmers’ bodies to hold State-wide protests on July 22 against proposed India-US Trade Pact
Farmers' organizations in Andhra Pradesh have announced state-wide protests for July 22 against a proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement. They fear the pact will lead to unfair competition from imports and further depress prices for local crops like mangoes and tobacco.
Why it matters
The protests reflect broader concerns about the impact of international trade agreements on domestic agricultural livelihoods.
A coalition of farmers’ organisations announced State-wide protests on July 22, 2026, against the proposed India-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA). They alleged that the pact would adversely affect Indian agriculture, depress crop prices, and threaten farmers’ livelihoods.
At a meeting in Vijayawada on Tuesday (July 14), representatives of various farmers’ bodies resolved to organise demonstrations at district and mandal headquarters across the State. They also announced plans to burn effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump as part of the protests.
Addressing the media, Andhra Pradesh Rythu Sangham leader Y. Keshava Rao alleged that the proposed agreement would expose Indian farmers to unfair competition from imported agricultural products and further reduce domestic crop prices. He urged the Union government not to sign any trade pact that could adversely affect the agricultural sector.
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