-The Hindu Business Line Early germination failure of soyabean seeds this July saw farmers join hands against seed companies; farmer organisations and political parties now seem to have thrown in their hats Pune: An increasing number of soybean and onion farmers deciding to develop seed plots, so that they don’t have to buy seeds from private seed companies, has the seed industry worried. Maharashtra agriculture department is encouraging farmers to develop their own...
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When makka sells cheaper than bhusa: Bihar’s maize growers suffer lockdown blues -Harish Damodaran
-The Indian Express Bihar produces a quarter of India's corn, but few politicians are talking about a crop that generates over Rs 7,500 crore annual income for its farmers. Begusarai, Khagaria: “Makka hai das rupiah aur bhusa chaudah (maize is selling for Rs 10 and wheat straw for Rs 14)”. This statement by Chandrasekhar Kumar, a 15-bigha (13 acres) farmer from Sapaha village in Gogri block of Khagaria district, sums up the...
More »11 Digital-Only Platforms Join Hands to Launch DIGIPUB for a ‘Healthy News Ecosystem’
-Newsclick.in The Foundation seeks to “represent, define and protect” the digital-only news ecosystem in collaboration with independent journalists, news entrepreneurs, news consumers among others. New Delhi: To “represent, define and protect” the fast-growing digital news media sector in India, 11 top names in the field on Tuesday launched a new organisation – DIGIPUB News India Foundation -- to ensure a “healthy and robust” digital-only news ecosystem The 11 founding members of DIGIPUB are...
More »Grain Drain: Farmers in Uttar Pradesh sell paddy below government rate to repay loans -Arvind Shukla
-Gaon Connection While the central government continues to assure farmers that it will stand by the minimum support price of Rs 1,888 per Quintal, farmers are being compelled to sell their paddy at Rs 1,200 a Quintal or less. Jarnail Singh from Kabirganj in Pilibhit district in Uttar Pradesh has just returned from Paliya Mandi a dejected man. The 50-year-old was unable to sell his 250 Quintals of ‘good quality’ paddy. “I...
More »CCI centres few and far away, Haryana cotton farmers forced to sell to pvt players at low prices -Sukhbir Siwach
-The Indian Express This year, the Haryana government had claimed that there would be 40 procurement centres of CCI, but official sources in CCI said that till now, only 17 centres have become functional in the state, which is just two more than the centres set up in 2019. Chandigarh: “How could I have taken my 10 Quintals of narma cotton to Dhigawa mandi, which is 60 km away, to get minimum...
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