Delhi Chalo: Amid police face-off, farmers keep up the march
The ‘Delhi Chalo’ (Onward to Delhi) agitation began November 26, 2020, as thousands of farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and …
‘Pro-farmer’ Madhya Pradesh government in a fix as land acquisition protest gains steam
A massive agitation would be staged in New Delhi on February 23 if the demands of farmers are not met
It's time we shift farmers' economic burden
Assured net income, including assured minimum support price for crops, can put an end to farmer suicide cases in India
Crop risks, environmental damages, hunger and the 2020 farm laws
Improved access to new markets, better yields and higher income need to safeguard environmental sustainability and farmers’ indebtedness
A nationwide wave
Farmers are under heavy debt, but loan waivers only treat the symptom, not the disease afflicting India's farm sector
Republic Day chaos a conspiracy; peaceful protests to go on: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
Farmers’ umbrella group alleges conspiracy by government and Kisan Mazdoor Shangharsh Committee
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
No surrender: Farmer unions refuse Centre’s proposal to ‘hold’ farm laws
Farmer unions say they will stop at nothing short of a repeal of laws; talks on tractor rally inconclusive
They have been vocal for farm laws: Farmer unions reject Supreme Court committee
We never asked for a committee; neither did we ask for the court’s intervention, they said
Delhi farmers’ protests: Talks prove inconclusive; next meeting January 8
Centre reiterates intention to have discussions clause by clause but farmer leaders refuse, leading to rescheduling
Women farmers demand recognition from govt at 2-day meet
Governments in India define farmers as those who own land, which is usually not the case with women
Tribals, widows, farm hands, farmers from all over India reach Delhi with their demands
After congregating at Ramlila Maidan from 4 corners they will march towards Parliament Friday
Farm laws 2020: Who are they meant to serve?
In rushing the farm bills through Parliament on strength of numbers, the Union government seems to have handed short end of the stick to states …
Is doubling India’s farmers’ income doable?
Science, technology and new knowledge can play crucial roles in supporting livelihoods for the vulnerable. Identifying right kind of tech support …
3 in 5 persons at farmer protest sites near Delhi have to defecate in open: Survey
Inadequate provisioning of toilets compromising health, nutrition and hygiene for all protesters, especially women, survey by Jan Swasthya …
No basic facilities, no vote, say residents of 160 villages
Lack of facilities like electricity, water and roads makes villagers in 14 states boycott the Lok Sabha elections
Cheers, agriculture is finally a political agenda in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plays Santa Claus on Christmas Day, releases funds and discusses farmers’ problems as protests continue on …
On Constitution Day, police use tear gas, water cannon on farmers
While many farmer leaders were detained November 24 and 25 and taken into preventive custody, others were detained November 26 too
India’s agrarian distress: How dissent has been on the rise
At least 50 major protests were reported across 20 Indian states in 9 months between January and September 2020
Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay: How it aims to revive rural economy, organic farming
A significant number of beneficiaries of the scheme are women and from backward community. Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Raipur and Rajnadgaon districts …
Towards a hopeful agricultural future
In India, no other industry has as many restrictions, controls and blatant discriminations as agriculture
Amid protests over agri laws let's look at how some countries support farmers
Every day, 54, mostly developed countries give nearly $2 billion in support to their farmers
Polls won, waivers announced, but govt has no data on farmer suicides
The last NCRB report published in 2016 said a farmer committed suicide every hour in the country
Interim Budget 2019: Farmer leaders criticise PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
Say it adds insult to the injury of farmers
Himachal's farm success story at risk of going awry
Controlled-atmosphere farming shows a way of bucking agrarian crisis