Telangana farmers pushed to suicide after pest attack destroys chilli crop
There has been no announcement on compensation to farmers who have lost their crops
Haryana hurdle: Paddy procurement season on, but farmers have no buyers
Crop moisture to logistics, government officials rejecting paddy, claimed farmers
As told to Parliament (March 15, 2022): No proposal being considered by Centre to waive farmer loans
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Simply Put: Whose protocol is it anyway?
Cotton Curse: How pink bollworm evolved to be the biggest threat for Bt cotton
Farmers say the pest has grown to become worse than the American bollworm
An old elegy for a new season
Assurance of a normal monsoon doesn’t decide agricultural performance anymore
Put farm laws on hold or we will: SC to Centre
Farmers' unions decline apex court's proposal to set up talks with a committee
Why rich and poor farmers demand MSP, government intervention in market
Agriculture not possible without government support, rue farmers
Voice of hope: Radio Bundelkhand’s Varsha Raikwar is using communication tools to help farmers cope with climate change
The channel hosts live discussions with agricultural experts and also seeks solutions from farmers who call in
Rural unemployment in central India: Why Adivasi communities are worst-hit
The focus of MGNREGA has to be re-shifted to employment generation from asset building
Privacy concerns, no consultation: Farmer and digital rights groups write to Centre on AgriStack
The current framework is not in the best interests of the farmers, says letter
New drought monitoring tool gives hope of better preparation, mitigation at farmer level
State-level workshops will be conducted to help users interpret data from the system
As told to Parliament (September 21, 2020): No data on farmers’ suicides, admits government
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Illnesses were behind half the suicides in Punjab in 2021
Healthcare costs too high, farmers at risk due to pesticide use says expert
2023 in a blink: How did PM Modi’s biggest 4 ‘castes’ — poor, youth, women and farmers — fare this year
PM Modi first made the statement on November 30, 2023 during Opposition calls for nationwide caste census
Govt MSP panel led by farm law supporters, is irrelevant: Samyukta Kisan Morcha
Government didn't respond to queries posed by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha
As told to Parliament (September 18, 2020): 10,281 Indian farmers died by suicide in 2019
Mission Millet: Odisha employed a holistic agri-strategy to procure 600,000 quintals of ragi
Farmer producer organisations, crop intensification methods play key role in process
2022 too short, too far: How did the economy fare last year
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Rural poor lose 5% of income to heat stress every year, more vulnerable to future climate risks
Every day of extreme precipitation causes poor households to lose 0.8 per cent of their incomes relative to non-poor households
An index for monitoring effectiveness of climate-smart agriculture practices: How it can help
Awareness and training was the highest weighted dimension among the five that were used to develop the index
Mustard prices continue to stay below MSP; industry body urges government intervention
Farmers fear that prices will slip further with arrival of new mustard crop by next month, as they expect record harvest
Farmers in at least 65 countries rose up in protest since January 2023. Here’s why
Producers in South America, Europe, India, Nepal demand better prices and policies
India’s richest 5% spent 8-10 times its poorest; agri household expenditure lower than rural avg for 1st time: NSSO
Household spending increased since 1999-2000; disadvantaged sections in rural, urban India spent lowest
In India, 191 billion potential labour hours were lost due to heat exposure in 2022: Lancet
Agricultural workers are the worst affected in many countries, with the burden often shifting to those in construction in higher income …