Bidadi agitation expands debate on development, food security and livelihoods

Bidadi agitation expands debate on development, food security and livelihoods

The farmers’ agitation against the Bidadi Township Project, which gathered momentum in Bairamangala on Monday, did not merely question the large-scale land acquisition but also sparked discussions on food security, linear development models, and the social consequences of a paradigm shift in land use.