Maharashtra rejects more agri insurance claims even as farm suicides double

No data on suicides across India since 2015; number of claim rejections far exceeded number of cases approved in 2016-18

Jharkhand’s success story of fruit plantation under MGNREGA

The state’s experience in horticulture orchards can serve as a model for the country

Bhavantar Yojna: MP farmers refuse to sign up for 2nd round

Most of the over 200 farmers Down To Earth talked to in 6 villages of Hoshangabad and Sehore districts said they would not register for the …

Modi sedates the farmer

The BJP is repackaging old schemes and offering cosmetic changes to the agrarian policy

Tikait on Green revolution

When asked to comment on the green revolution, Mahendra singh Tikait, Bharat Kisan Union (BKU) leader relates it to issues of organic …

Tikait on farmer loans

Here's a sneak preview of BKU (Bharat Kisan Union) Leader Mahendra Singh Tikait's tête-á-tête with DTE on farmers' income, …

The amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927 will create new markets & jobs for poor communities

After amending Section 2(7) of Indian Forest Act, 1927, bamboo is no longer a tree. This enables the livelihoods of forest communities as well as …

What monsoon holds for India in 2015

From forecasts over El Niño to fears of economic loss, many predictions in the last week have raised eyebrows

Common Facility Centre: A rallying point for SHG-FPO convergence

There is much to gain for FPOs if they converge with local SHGs. Nothing is more amenable for SHGs than delegating the responsibility of building …

Why we need to study day-to-day weather

While the link between summer monsoon and agriculture has been thoroughly researched, there is absence of deliberation over the impact of rains …

‘Union Budget should address Telangana farmers’ woes

In the past two months, about 50 farmers have reportedly ended their lives in the state

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 …

Here's why 40% of India's farmers want to quit

A vicious cycle of debt and loan waivers is worsening the plight of the marginal and tenant farmer

Rajasthan faces farmers' ire for arresting their leaders ahead of indefinite protest

The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee says that the state government arrested farmer leaders on Tuesday to preempt an …

Budget 2018: Can Centre allay farmers’ concerns over price crash, low market density?  

The average agricultural growth has reached its lowest in the last four years to 1.9 per cent

Towards a hopeful agricultural future

In India, no other industry has as many restrictions, controls and blatant discriminations as agriculture

As told to Parliament (September 18, 2020): 10,281 Indian farmers died by suicide in 2019

All that was discussed in the House through the day

Every 4th suicide in 2019 by daily wage earners: NCRB

National Crime Records Bureau report shows 2/3 of those who died by suicides earned less than Rs 278 a day

Why are Wayanad tribals, farmers wary of poll promises?

It seems that tribal leaders, farmers and environmentalists are not impressed with Rahul Gandhi contesting from their constituency

Farmers detained for 'incident-free' Vibrant Gujarat summit

Facing losses due to low prices of cotton and groundnut, farmers planned a rally last Sunday to catch the government’s attention

Drought, but why: Area under cultivation has halved in Andhra Pradesh's Ananthapuramu

Decades of deficit rainfall, monoculture in agriculture and perpetually mounting farmer debts have left the district in the lurch

BJP’s maiden budget disappointing for farmers

Jaitley continues with UPA schemes on agriculture, allocates more funds

After an erratic monsoon, farmers in nine states struggle with pest outbreaks

Although most states in India lose five to 10 per cent of crops to pest attacks every year, the scale and intensity of the recent attacks is a …

What led to UPA’s downfall in Maharashtra

Besides high profile scams that dented the image of the Congress-NCP alliance, their government failed to reach welfare benefits to the poor and …

Why Punjab stands to lose from farmers’ produce trade and commerce ordinance

Instead of putting Punjab farmers at the mercy of big corporates and private players, there is a need to strengthen existing infrastructure