Locust swarm invasion: The wind factor
Desert locusts are age-old threats. But now something is changing in the way they spread and reproduce
The world can help its climate crisis — by giving more power to women
Climate change worsens women’s plight: When it causes natural resources to become scarce, traditional gender roles intensify
COVID-19: Augmenting farmer access to long-term credit
Failing to protect farmers amid the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic can worsen India’s agrarian distress.
COVID-19 rural crisis: Why MGNREGA needs a harder push
MGNREGA workers across the country on June 29 staged peaceful demonstration, raised demands for higher benefits and wages
Locust plague: How India can fight this menace
Locusts have spread to new territories across India, with new factors contributing to their spread. What can be done to curb this ‘other …
Locust swarms: How the other plague is affecting several states
Locusts have returned to India in just two months and are spreading to new territories. Has climate change added another layer of stress and …
Our daily dose of antibiotics
As dairy farmers inject antibiotics in their livestock, chances are high that these are passed on to humans through milk, finds Delhi-based non-…
Union Budget 2023: Foundation for sustainable farming is missing in India
Ambitious initiatives for farmers are promising but transition to sustainable agriculture requires healthy soil and inputs
COVID-19: 60% farmers suffered yield loss on their harvest, shows survey
Survey aimed to evaluate the impact of the nationwide lockdown against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on agricultural production …
Essential Commodities (Amendment) Ordinance: A strong EC Act is still needed
The ordinance does not expressly define ‘extraordinary circumstances’: Such legislative ambiguity makes one question the entire …
COVID-19, other crises prove existence of several epidemiological transitions
The global spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has created grave fear for people in countries that are already affected by …
How did COVID-19 pandemic pan out for India’s farmers? Check out these 8 charts
43% respondents were ‘worried about the food’, 21% ate ‘less than usual’, 14% skipped meals completely, while 5% went &…
How Ethiopia’s conflict has affected farming in Tigray
While it was in a minimal food insecurity situation before the war, the larger part of Tigray has now entered emergency and famine conditions
Indian farmers taxed $169 bn via export bans or restrictions in 2022: OECD report
India introduced export bans, duties or permits on several commodities in 2022 to stabilise domestic prices following the war in Ukraine and the …
Smallholder farmers are filling climate adaptation gaps from their own income, finds survey
Farmers spend 20-40% of their annual income on adaptation; total contribution $368 billion every year surpasses $230 million pledged for …
European farmers are angry: Addressing root causes would overcome polarisation
Most farmers at Brussels appeared to agree that a food system that treats food like any other tradable commodity was at the root of all ills
Simply Put: Farmers Protest 2024
Simply Put: Minimum Support Price
Centre hikes sugarcane fair and remunerative price amid farmers’ protest
FRP usually announced in June as sugar season starts from October; new price hikes by Rs 25 at Rs 340 per quintal
Delhi Chalo: Farmers to start for national capital at 10 am after talks fail
Gridlock expected in Delhi-NCR even as Punjab-Haryana border sealed to prevent entry of farmers
Simply Put: No farmer, No food
Farmers reject Centre’s new MSP proposal; demand guarantee for all 23 crops
Offer limited to pulses, maize and cotton crops, key demand on MSP calculation left out
Is legal assurance of MSP for farmers viable? What are its implications?
Consumer-centric approach by the government has had a considerable impact on farmers
Simply Put: In a foreign land?
Two years on, what has been the progress on Committee on MSP? I follow up
The Committee has not produced any interim report yet; critical that government focuses on farmers’ well-being