How COVID-19 controls hit farmers in 7 low-income countries, most in Africa
In countries with strictest controls, 80% smallholder households reported major disruptions
Death by pesticides: farmers continue to die as India flouts global norms
The pesticides that have killed 272 farmers in Maharashtra in the last four years are banned in most countries
What is pushing India's small dairy farmers out of business?
A new study establishes a link between global development in dairy industries and slowing down of local small-scale dairy business
The impregnable fortress of Telangana government
Are the chief minister and his government turning a deaf ear to the people of the state?
After excess rainfall, now poor prices leave Marathwada cotton farmers in debt
Excess rainfall has caused a loss of about 50 per cent across the cotton belt region
Why India's debut farm investment support scheme is leaving out many beneficiaries
The most expensive farmer welfare scheme in Telangana is providing land-owning farmers monetary assistance even before they plant the first …
Back to nature: Immense need for crop diversification and role of agroforestry
Input cost to increase productivity has increased over the last five decades
Government programmes to increase yield, better seeds will aid production of pulses
The demand for pulses by 2030 will be 32.64 million tonnes
`It is easy to die'
An absurd tale
The astounding agricultural growth of Madhya Pradesh has many suspenses
Haryana tries to dissuade farmers from growing paddy, most remain sceptical
The problem started when the government encouraged the cultivation of rice under the Green Revolution in the 1960s
Voice calls to help Andhra farmers in decision-making
The interactive voice response system has been introduced in Anantapur district to cover groundnut farmers
Sugarcane crisis: Govt focuses on technology fixes, but not on mounting dues to farmers
While sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh owe about Rs 12,500 crore to farmers, the government’s measures were directed mostly towards tackling …
The minuscule system of pricing
First, a farmer must sell the produce at a price wrongly discounted by unscientific calculation. Second, an unholy nexus of many players pushes …
Harvest of losses
Will the loan waiver announced by the Maharashtra government help alleviate farmers' plight?
Farmers propose Bills on loan waiver, fair prices in their own 'parliament'
More than 180 farmer organisations from across the country proposed Bills related to debt waiver and fair crop prices in a mock parliament
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
India’s leadership in climate resilience is rooted in its agrarian landscapes
Scaling up adaptation for farmers is a human, environmental, and economic imperative
What is behind fertiliser shortage in Andhra Pradesh
The crisis has forced farmers to buy from black market at exorbitent prices
Roots of health: How a simple processing method helps turmeric farmers earn more
Minimum processing would ensure that the benefits of turmeric are retained
Farmers prepare for mega tractor rally on January 26
Blazing India: Bihar’s poor slog and suffer the most
Daily wage labourers, roadside vendors and farmers in the state take the heat
Bumper burden
Madhya Pradesh witnesses farmer unrest like never before despite a bumper harvest
Child labour on farms in Africa: It’s important to make a distinction between what’s harmful, and what isn’t
Reframing the debate about child labour in African agriculture, and how best to address it, is particularly timely
Sri Lanka’s inorganic transition to organic farming
Sri Lanka's decision to move to organic farming is not behind its food shortage given that a majority of the farmers have not even started the …