Why is Dilli Chalo 2018 a unique protest march by farmers?
P Sainath, noted grassroot journalist and founder editor of People's Archive of Rural India, talks about why this farmer protest is unique? About …
Simply put: Minimal MSP hike
Why MSP will not provide even minimum support to farmers
With a projected 5-25% rise in input prices of fuel, agricultural rentals and agrochemicals, the new MSPs for kharif crops will not lead to any gains
Indian agriculture is under an invisible emergency
At a time when farmers strive to get the right price for crops, more money in their hands can help reignite the country's economy
प्याज: एक राजनीतिक फसल
एक जमाने में प्याज सरकारों को हिलाने की हैसियत रखता था, लेकिन पिछले कुछ वर्षों से यह अपनी चमक खोती जा रही है। आखिर ...
Parliamentary panel recommends MSP for timber
Committee acted on idea by TERI to encourage aforestation
Continued low expenditure in 'Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce' scheme
The MSP for MFP scheme was launched in 2013-14, aimed at improving the financial condition of forest-dwelling communities living in the …
For India, the fight at WTO will be about food security
India needs to find a permanent solution to the problem of public stock holding, as it is a matter of survival for hundreds of millions of people
As Rajasthan government stops buying mustard, farmers resort to distress selling
Rajasthan contributes 50 per cent of total mustard production in India, but Centre-State dispute is hurting farmers' interest
Climate change in India: Either adapt or perish in Rajasthan
As desert receives more rains, big farmers experiment with cash crops and small and marginal farmers abandon farming
Two seasons of separation and a deep political desperation
It feels good that agriculture features high in political discourse but, again, it is misdirected
India's climate quandary
The National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture, India's flagship programme that aims to make Indian villages climate-proof, is at …
Doubling farmers’ income by 2022 a challenge: NABARD official
When most of the terms of trade are against farmers, doubling their income by 2022 will be a challenge unless we address the post-production issues
Yogi's gift to Uttar Pradesh farmers: loan waiver, higher MSP, guaranteed procurement
The decision comes as a huge relief for about 20 million small and marginal farmers
Small, marginal farmers hit hard by poor paddy procurement in Bihar
Govt agencies have procured hardly 11 per cent of targeted procurement of paddy since November 15 last year
किसानों का मर्सिया
अर्थव्यवस्था पर सरकार का डेटा चिंताजनक है। वित्तीय वर्ष 2017-18 में, कृषि पिछले वर्ष के 4.9 प्रतिशत की तुलना में 2.1 प्रतिशत की दर ...
India is producing less coffee. Here's why
Extreme weather events in August 2018 in coffee producing areas of Kerala and Karnataka led to a dip of around 20 per cent in the total coffee …
Hike in wheat MSP unlikely to help distressed farmers
The recent hike in Minimum Support Price on wheat will still not meet the Centre’s promise to ensure MSP 50 per cent higher than the cost …
Dairy farmers want at least Rs 30/ltr for cow milk
Farmers seek MSP since surplus skimmed milk powder is lowering demand and prices
Stop importing black pepper, it’s causing price crash: growers to Centre
Despite a ban on sale of pepper under Rs 500 per kg, its price has dipped to Rs 335 per kg owing to imports from Vietnam, Sri Lanka
Only 15% landholders earn 91% of total national income
Income inequality makes agrarian crisis challenging; inequality is worse among farmers than the formal economy
Low food inflation is bad news for farmers
Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis
चूक गए तो चुक गए
ऐसा नहीं है कि सिर्फ मध्य प्रदेश में ही किसान सड़कों पर हैं, समृद्ध और ज्यादा उत्पादक राज्यों में कृषि की हालत भी खराब ...
Opposition unites on agrarian crisis, Centre yet to reply to farmers' demands
Farmer organisations have urged the Centre to pass two pass bills to free farmers from indebtedness and guarantee price for their produce
Why are Indian farmers protesting?
Farmers all over India are protesting against the government to get fair prices for their agricultural produce. Down To Earth explains the …
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