-The Indian Express Amid the ongoing controversy that erupted with PepsiCo India’s lawsuits against 11 Farmers for growing its patented potato variety, The Indian Express meets the affected Farmers to find the genesis of the problem . Among the 11 Farmers of Gujarat who have been slapped lawsuits by PepsiCo India for “illegally” growing its patented potato variety FL 2027, are Fulchand Kachchhawa and his brother Suresh of Malgadh village in...
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Scientists fear widespread contamination of Bt Brinjal - Jayashree Nandi
-Hindustan Times To understand the extent of the damage, the Haryana agriculture department is getting the state’s brinjal crop tested to determine whether it is GM-free at the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR), which will share the test results with the Haryana government next week. Farmers in Haryana and experts fear widespread contamination of genetically modified (GM) brinjal or eggplant in the state with the farmer accused of cultivating Bt...
More »Under PM Kisan Scheme, Why is Money Credited Into Some Farmers' Accounts Quickly Deducted? -Dheeraj Mishra
-TheWire.in Documents obtained through RTI requests shed more light on complaints by Farmers that money deposited under the PM Kisan scheme was immediately debited by the banks. New Delhi: A right to information (RTI) query filed by The Wire has revealed that crores of rupees credited into Farmers’ accounts under the Modi government’s ambitious PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) scheme were reversed within a few hours. The BJP has been championing the...
More »PMFBY: Farmers Quitting Scheme But Premium Collection Rises -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Latest data shows that insurance companies have pocketed over Rs. 10,000 crore surplus in two years. The number of Farmers enrolled in the Modi government’s flagship crop insurance scheme (Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana or PMFBY) dipped further to 343 lakh in kharif (summer) crop season of 2018-19 year, according to latest information revealed at the annual Kharif Conference organised by the Agriculture Ministry in Delhi on April 25-26. When the...
More »Pepsico agrees to withdraw cases against Gujarat Farmers -Priscilla Jebaraj
-The Hindu Decision after assurances from govt. on long-term solution In a victory for Gujarat potato Farmers dragged to court by PepsiCo for alleged rights infringement, the food and beverages giant says it has agreed to withdraw the cases. “After discussions with the Government, the Company has agreed to withdraw cases against Farmers. We are relying on the said discussions to find a long term and an amicable resolution of all issues around...
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