Wal-Mart’s India Delay Means Politics ‘Killing’ Farmers

For Punjabi cucumber farmer Jaswinder Singh, the Indian government’s decision to put off the entry of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. into the country is a dream deferred.

“Politics is killing the farmers,” said Singh. “The government controls the food chain and the middlemen from top to bottom. Cooperation with foreign companies will help farmers.”