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
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
How forests can help in doubling farmers’ income
Forest rights, support for ecosystem services could be part of strategy to help farmers living in forests
India’s natural farming push: Obvious measures ignored, points out Standing Committee
The country’s organic / natural farming coverage remains poor despite abundant indegenous resources
Low grant sanctions, disbursement: India wants to promote FPOs but where are the funds?
Eligibility threshold for FPOs should be reduced or support provided to meet the criteria, experts feel
A farmer becomes a labourer
The challenge for doubling farmers’ income is this foundational change in the economy of an agricultural household
Govt says farmers' incomes more than doubled; but doesn't give any number
Last week, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah sought support from Agricultural Rural Development Banks to fulfil Modi’s vision …
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
Natural option: Organic, natural farming not only profitable & sustainable but also productive
CSE recently consolidated long-term evidence on holistic benefits of organic and natural farming; here’s what we found
Home truth of Indian agriculture: Farm income declined in India in 7 years
The average monthly income per farm household (considering only the paid out expenditure) is not the same as ‘net income / receipt earned …
Amrit Kaal vs New India: Why do we buy metaphysical political agenda in deep economic distress
India has not met any of the targets fixed for 2022; But ‘Amrit Kaal’ has now become the government’s vision for …
Union budget 2022-23: Big cut in fertilisers subsidy to worry farmers
Urea subsidy cut 17%; allocation for NPK subsidy reduced 35%
Being an Indian farmer…
Five things you need to know about an Indian farmer’s life and why they are on the streets this Republic Day
Water, Marathwada women’s woe: Weather vagaries force farmers to sell lands
Simultaneous droughts and floods have become an increasing concern and the instances have escalated in the past five decades
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
Decline in mobility post-demonetisation spurred present economic crisis: Pronab Sen
While we hear a slowdown in demand in the urban corporate sector, the problem actually lies in rural India
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 …
Weather advisories drive farmers’ income up to 50%
Every rupee spent on weather forecasting fetches 50-fold economic gains to below poverty line farming families
Union Budget 2022-23: Agriculture sees little cause for cheer
Overall allocation for agriculture has risen marginally but schemes for crop insurance, MSP have seen a dip in funds this budget
Republic’s task cut out: Back India’s farmers, don’t go after them
The focus needs to be steadfast on India’s agrarian crisis and problems faced by farmers, not on what happened or didn’t on …
India’s declining rural income pulls downs global economic growth: IMF
International Monetary Fund says downgrade of global economy due to India’s dipping growth rates
Water, Marathwada women’s woe: No brides for farmers as families look for city matches
Access to water, better infra drive marriage prospects as women yearn for more 'comfortable' lives
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 …
Union Budget 2022-23: What India really needs
The consensus among economists and experts: The large but voiceless vulnerable sections need government protection and they need it now.
