# UP trains farmers for direct exports to cut middlemen 2026-11-07T02:47:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Uttar Pradesh has launched a training programme to help farmers export produce directly and bypass middlemen, who a farmer said take nearly 45% of export profits. The initiative, which will begin on November 23, covers 37 agricultural export clusters across the state, including amla in Pratapgarh and green chilli and banana clusters in Fatehpur. Farmers will be trained at three national institutions over three phases, focusing on marketing, entrepreneurship, and pest management. Dr Dinesh Chandra, assistant agricultural marketing officer for Prayagraj division, said the programme will help farmers independently access international markets. Fatehpur green chilli farmer Bhuvan Bhaskar said learning export procedures could significantly raise his earnings. Over 5,000 farmers and Farmer Producer Organisations in Prayagraj division are already indirectly linked to global markets. State agricultural exports rose from Rs 18,991.43 crore in 2022-23 to Rs 30,878.4 crore in 2025-26. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Times of India and Hindustan Times cover the Uttar Pradesh government’s farmer export training initiative with essentially uniform straight reporting. Both outlets lead with the same core news: the training programme, the three-phase schedule starting November 23, the three national institutes involved, and the 37 clusters across the state. Each newspaper names the same official, Dr Dinesh Chandra, quotes the same farmer, Bhuvan Bhaskar, and reports identical export figures for the state from 2022-23 through 2025-26. The only minor variation is framing: Times of India opens with 'UP to train farmers for direct exports, aims to cut out middlemen', while Hindustan Times leads with 'Prayagraj farmers to get export training to bypass middlemen'. Both remain neutral, presenting the government’s initiative and its claimed benefits without editorialising. The lack of any critical or alternative perspective means the coverage is straightforward description of a state government program, with no detectable slant from either outlet. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight news, identical wire-style reporting - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight news, identical wire-style reporting This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Bhuvan Bhaskar, Dinesh Chandra, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/up-trains-farmers-for-direct-exports-to-cut-middlemen/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/up-trains-farmers-for-direct-exports-to-cut-middlemen/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/