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 …

State election results grim reminder to how deep India’s rural crisis is

The Down To Earth’s coverage in the recent past has highlighted how the agrarian crisis led to what happened to BJP in Assembly polls

Slumping potato prices hit farmers, but worse is yet to come

Farmers and cold storage owners pay the price of producing and storing bumper crops as wholesale prices dip by 39-50 per cent in December

Farmers have decreased, farm labourers increased: census report

Only 54.6 per cent of total workers in India are now part of the agriculture sector