<h1>Trade deal protections for farmers: government assures imports will be allowed only where farmer interests are safeguarded.</h1> The minister stated the interim India-US trade agreement includes safeguards to prevent harm to farmers while allowing necessary imports to address domestic shortages; he defended policy choices on MSP orientation, procurement and buffer stocks as central to protecting farmer interests, and announced Bharat-VISTAAR, an AI-based platform to deliver market prices, crop advice, weather updates and scheme information to enhance farmer welfare and transparency.