In the name of the farmer

Scientist meets bumpkin

Aparna Pallavi on what happens when farmers' innovations are brought to the notice of agriculture scientists 

Importing Disaster

Smita Narula on Farmer Suicides

Did you know that every 30 minutes a farmer commits suicide in India? Listen to Smita Narula, faculty director at the Center for Human Rights and …

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, …

Monument to hunger

The 1784 famine of Lucknow region and a nawab's philanthropic gesture gave us a magnificent monument

Farmers' troubles

Documentary>> Farmer from Kuttanad, directed by Santosh Sivan, produced by PSBT

45 farmers commit suicide each day in India

Underscores growing agrarian crisis

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

‘Union Budget should address Telangana farmers’ woes

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

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

US passes new rule to ensure safe drinking water

Environmentalists welcome move, but farmers and industry groups are wary

Maharashtra diverting water from Vidarbha farmers to power plants: Greenpeace report

71 more thermal power plants are in various stages of approval in the region

Water starved village caught in Bt debate

Bhamb Raja rues Bt seed major Monsanto and farmers activists exploit its plight to achieve their own goals

It is not about farmers

Budget 2013 pushed up allocations for agriculture, but it will not help farmers

Lessons in becoming water wise

S V Govardhan Das, a geologist, compiled the voluminous FAO report on participatory groundwater management programmes in the seven districts of …

Over 400 farmers have committed suicide in Telangana since its formation

National Human Rights Commission has sought report from the state

Maharashtra elections: Farmers warm up to the idea of guaranteed income

Community youth’s fascination with development, however, is likely to split the farmers’ votes

101 suicides in two months; is Marathwada the new Vidarbha?

Most suicides among orchard farmers, say observers

HC gives temporary reprieve to three Maharashtra DCCBs facing liquidation

These banks being key pillar of the farm lending sector, 100,000 farmers may be affected this year

100,000 Maharashtra farmers may not get loan to sow kharif crop

Reserve Bank of India refuses to bail out three district cooperative banks

Protesting villages under siege

Police cordon off Greater Noida villages demanding enhanced land compensation; death toll may be more than the initial reports

Rs 1,400 MSP for wheat disappoints Maharashtra farmers

Demand minimum support price of above Rs 2,000 per 100 kg; say present MSP does not meet even cost of cultivation

SC: Farmers, not banks, have first right over proceeds from sugar sales

Apex court confirms Allahabad High Court order, citing concerns over farmer suicides due to non-recovery of dues