Peril in Brazil

Study shows pesticides double cancer risk in farm labour

Deadly solutions

To die, Warangal farmers have to no longer consume pesticides. A mere exposure is enough to kill them

Peasant women list their woes to scientists

At a recent conference, women farm workers got a chance to discuss their problems with agricultural experts.

Consolidation against commoners

After land consolidation was introduced, the landless poor and agricultural labourers, who depended on common resources, faced tremendous problems

The flip side of agricultural growth in Madhya Pradesh

Agricultural growth rate figures in the state appear to be unrealistic if one considers farm suicides and increase in number of landless farm …

Burdensome load

Laid-off tea workers fall back on forests in West Bengal

Fighting for a safer workplace

Workers often fail to get proper medical treatment because they are mostly ignorant of occupational diseases.

Coconut capital

Toddy tappers in Kerala fought off social stigma and repression only to fight new demons like the government's excise policy

Crisis brewing

Collapse of the former Soviet market and an indifferent attitude to quality clips Nilgiris tea industry