[nonamechicken]

I have been in USA and has experienced first hand the convenience of buying vegetables and fruits from the likes of Walmart or Target or Costco. They provide consistency in quality and price most of the time. I don't have to worry about the content of pesticides or other harmful substances. Right now, in India, I have no way of knowing what kind of farming practices the produce I am buying was subjected to. At least in Kerala, the prices shoots up a lot every now and then as well. From that perspective, I feel this change would be good for consumers.

Also, my understanding is that the current system of small scale farming will never be profitable. In US, I have seen 1 or 2 person operating huge machines to farm large areas of land. May be its time India also move in that direction. I don't know.

As for corporate tactics, I agree with you. I see similar tactics employed by many others-Amazon, Uber etc. So I wouldn't be surprised if farmers end up in similar situations in future. We already have an example of chicken farmers in US: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/human-cost...

Regarding the warehouses, according to the below links, they are not new. They say Adani had started their construction in 2007.

https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-no-ada...

https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/adani-logistics-limi...

Also, Punjab government themselves invited Reliance to Punjab in 2015.

https://retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/food-entert...