Farm income drops in 16 states and union territories

The national average income from cultivation increased by just 3.8 per cent between 2002-03 and 2012-13, when the overall farm sector grew by 3 …

Samyukt Kisan Morcha ‘suspends’ farm protests after letter from Centre

Farmers at Singh, Tikri and Ghazipur will start vacating the sites December 11, according to Samyukt Kisan Morcha

Farm laws repeal: The first victory, but not a full one, say experts

There are a number of pending issues; the farmers will not get up and leave, experts say

Curtains on farm protests? Samyukt Kisan Morcha agrees to revised draft proposal by Centre

Farmer leaders will wait for an official order December 9, following which they will meet to call off the protests

Farm laws repeal: How the farmers’ protests unfolded in a year

India’s longest and also the biggest farmers’ agitation has been demanding repeal of the farm laws that Prime Minister Narendra Modi …

Simply Put: The farmers' experiment with Satyagraha

Simply put: Indian farmers’s (para) freedom

Private and government: Who is investing how much on agriculture?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants more private investment in agriculture, but it is already sustaining on private investment

State of India’s environment: Why farmers kill themselves

The back of the Indian farmour is against the wall amid rising costs of inputs, climate change-induced risks and faulty market mechanisms

It may take at least 25 years to double farmers’ income: study

A soon-to-be-released study reconfirms deep agrarian crisis showing stagnancy in farm income in most states

Doubling trouble: It’s mid-2022; is it good days yet for farm incomes?

The Union government's claim about being on track to double farmers' income sounds hollow as it has not even spent the allocated budget for …

Budget attempts to provide relief to drought-hit farmers

But boost in agriculture budget not enough, say experts

Look back at the decade: Agrarian distress

A series to highlight crucial points in the second decade of the new millenium: We flag off with how near-zero income for farmers …

Simply Put: Farm laws & victories

Simply Put: Indian farm income & all that gas

Simply put: What’s essential for farmers

Simply Put: Farm income

Summer fire activities thrice than winter months in 2021

Punjab, Haryana recorded close to 23,000 cases of farm fires from March 1-May 11, 2022

Farmers stare at another loss despite good rains. They need a boost from govt

Indian farmers have accumulated huge debts due to crop damages and less remunerative price for produce

Govt MSP panel led by farm law supporters, is irrelevant: Samyukta Kisan Morcha

Government didn't respond to queries posed by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha 

National-level multi-state co-operative organic society: Can it help improve farm income?

Overall, the proposed society will provide a wide range of organic farming-related services; however, key details are missing at the moment

Union Budget 2022-23: No mention of doubling farmers’ income in Sitharaman’s speech

Omission of references to doubling farmers’ speech surprising given that 2022 is the target year for the scheme

Contentious farm laws: Agri-reforms led to farm income decline, land concentration in Bihar

It is imperative to know that without the existence of regulated markets, agriculture markets are deprived of efficient marketing infrastructure …

Cost of credit: RTI reveals truth of government claim on farm credit

Information accessed by Down To Earth under the Right To Information Act belies the government's claim that banks give farm loans without any …

Simply Put: Farm Bills & U-turn