-Down to Earth Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit Farmers Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi last December said fruits and vegetables will become affordable if states allowed Farmers to directly sell their produce to consumers. He also directed the chief ministers in Congress-ruled states to delist fruits and vegetables from the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act. The Act makes it mandatory for Farmers to sell...

-Sify.com A survey said 76 per cent of Farmers would prefer to do other work, while 60 per cent wanted their children to migrate to and settle in a city. These are a grim reminder of the condition of the 120-million Farmer households in India. The survey, by the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies and Lokniti for Bharat Krishak Samaj, of 5,000 Farmer households across 137 districts in 18 states...

-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The Centre may announce relief package for Farmers, who lost their standing crops in rains and hailstorm in different states, on or after March 19. Officials, who have been visiting Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Rajasthan to assess the overall loss to the Farmers, will submit their reports to the Centre by March 19. The announcement will, however, be made only after taking permission from...

-PTI NEW DELHI: Most Farmers in India are aware of MGNREGA scheme but not about the minimum support price (MSP) for crops fixed by the Centre to avoid distress sale, according to a study by research body CSDS. Also, 76 per cent of Farmers surveyed prefer to do some other work rather than farming, while 60 per cent of them want their children to migrate to cities, the Centre for the Study...

-The Hindu Business Line Faced with inadequate returns, a significant chunk of Farmers in the country are ready to quit farming if they get alternative job opportunities in urban areas, says a nation-wide study commissioned by Bharat Krishak Samaj and conducted by CSDS. The study - Report on the State of Indian Farmer - reveals some alarming facts, with 47 per cent of those surveyed believing that the overall condition of...