‘Union Budget should address Telangana farmers’ woes

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

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

Centre approves MSP for minor forest produce

Decision will not apply to bamboo and tendu

क्या किसानों की अगली पीढ़ी करेगी खेती?

देश में प्रतिदिन 2,000 किसान खेती छोड़ रहे हैं, कृषि परिवारों के युवाओं का भी इस प्राथमिक व्यवसाय से मोहभंग हो गया है। इसे ...

Amid protests over agri laws let's look at how some countries support farmers

Every day, 54, mostly developed countries give nearly $2 billion in support to their farmers

डाउन टू अर्थ तफ्तीश: अंधेरे में तीर मारने जैसी है किसानों की आय में वृद्धि की कवायद

गुड़गांव के कृषि विज्ञान केंद्र ने सकतपुर और लोकरा गांव को किसानों की आमदनी को दोगुना करने के लिए गोद लिया है, लेकिन किसी ...

बासमती के गिरते भाव से सदमे में किसान, छोड़ सकते हैं खेती

उत्तर प्रदेश में 1500, हरियाणा में 1700 और पंजाब में 1800 रुपए प्रति क्विंटल हुआ बासमती का भाव

By pushing farm Bills through, Modi government has put democracy at crossroads

KK Ragesh of CPI (M), who called for a division vote against the 3 farm Bills passed in Monsoon Session and was suspended from Rajya Sabha, …

एमएसपी पर खरीद की गारंटी कानून लाया जाए: भाकिस

भारतीय किसान संघ ने कहा है कि किसान के साथ धोखेबाजी नहीं होगी, इसकी कोई गारंटी नए प्रस्तावित कानूनों से नहीं मिल रही है

पंजाब-हरियाणा से एमएसपी पर खरीद बंद करने की सिफारिश, किसानों को बोनस न दें राज्य

कृषि लागत और मूल्य आयोग ने सिफारिश की है कि अनाज गोदामों में स्टॉक को कम करने के लिए सरकारी खरीद कम की जाए ...

Maharashtra CM’s let-down for cotton growers

Pleads election code of conduct to postpone minimum support price decision

Farmers give a thumbs-down to day-long talks, even as govt says progress made

The government agreed to talk about seven major objections of farmers in new farm laws; farmers not satisfied with talks

किसान नहीं, कॉरपोरेट के लिए बनाए गए हैं कृषि कानून

कृषि कानूनों से नाराजगी जानने के लिए डाउन टू अर्थ ने राष्ट्रीय किसान मजदूर संगठन के संयोजक वीएम सिंह से बातचीत की

Why the new farm laws will not level the playing field

Creation of unregulated private points of sale will only ensure that the produce continues to be sold as before — at below MSP and without …

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 

Unmasking the Budget

The last full budget presented by Arun Jaitley was overwhelmingly focused on agriculture and public health. The catch lies in what he did not say

How FRA helped India’s forest communities during COVID-19

Stories of hope have been reported from across the tribal areas of how communities survived due to FRA even as attempts have been made to dilute it

Sunita's Bytes on Budget

Cotton quandary

As China, the world's biggest cotton buyer, restricts imports, the US aggressively competes with India for global market. Can India stay in the …

पराली के लिए किसानों को कोसना कितना सही?

धान की पुआल को हम वाहनों का ईंधन में बदल सकते हैं। पुराने पावर प्लांट में कोयले के बदले पुआल का इस्तेमाल हो सकता ...

Farmers want support

Say they are more vulnerable due to erratic weather

COVID-19: Bracing for agrarian crisis and food insecurity

Distress among marginal farmers and unavailability of food to migrant labourers has been largely ignored in Union government’s economic …

Government hikes minimum support price of paddy by 16 per cent

It’s a rough deal, say farmers

Haryana hurdle: Paddy procurement season on, but farmers have no buyers

Crop moisture to logistics, government officials rejecting paddy, claimed farmers