-TheWire.in Making crop insurance mandatory for loanee Farmers provided an attractive deal for insurance companies. Without this, will the business still be viable? This is the first in a two-part series about the changes made to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. On February 19, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved major modifications to the two crop insurance schemes, the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS). While...
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Flood-affected people threaten agitation over unkept promises -Rishikesh Bahadur Desai
-The Hindu Officers admit that additional amount announced by CM yet to be paid to Farmers Belagavi (Karnataka): Delay in distribution of flood relief in Belagavi and surrounding districts is riling up Farmers and they have threatened a series of agitations across North Karnataka. Officers admit that while that the government has paid compensation fixed by the calamity relief fund norms to eligible Farmers, the additional amount of ?10,000 per acre promised by...
More »Ground Report: Why Farmer suicides in Telangana continue unabated -G Ram Mohan
-TheWire.in By not including tenant Farmers in ambit of its schemes, the state government is leaving marginalised Farmers in the lurch Suryapet (Telangana): Remembering how her husband died five years ago, and the hardships she has faced since, 45-year-old B. Saidamma is reduced to tears. Her husband, B. Bhadrayya from Bhaktalapuram village in Penpahad mandal of Telangana’s Suryapet district, died by suicide after he was unable to pay back a Rs 5...
More »Curbing stubble burning: Examining possible policy interventions -Devinder Sharma
-Economic and Political Weekly The root cause of stubble burning and the lapses on the part of the central and state governments in controlling it are examined. The injustice done to Farmers in the past is analysed, and possible policy interventions are suggested. Please click here to read more. ...
More »US-India trade deal, a threat to dairy sector -Yashobanta Parida & Parul Bhardwaj
-The Hindu Business Line Opening up the dairy market to the US will place India at an economic disadvantage and hurt small Farmers, businesses in the sector The upcoming visit of US President Donald Trump to India may see the contours of the Indo-US deal being finalised in specific sectors, which is also likely to include allowing for market access for US dairy products in India. This move is likely to have...
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