-The Telegraph Farmers' march to capital on November 29-30 to demand special session of Parliament A Farmers’ organisation along with P. Sainath, the award-winning crusader for agriculturists, has been visiting college and university campuses across the country, explaining how agriculture distress affects students. The main mover behind the campus cluster meetings is the All India Kisan Sangharsh Co-ordination Committee, an umbrella organisation of 200 Farmers’ outfits, which wants to sensitise students to...

-The Hindu Urge parties to frame policies to preserve MUNDRI: For southern Rajasthan’s tribals, the Assembly elections are an opportunity to press their demand with the contesting political parties for framing policies that ensure food security, even while helping them preserve indigenous practices, and assist in forming new linkages with the local health and financial services. The region’s tribal population wants political representatives to make interventions to help the community improve resource management...

-The Indian Express On November 29, Farmers are scheduled to gather at four locations on the outskirts of Delhi, from where they will march into the capital city. Mumbai: PHOTOGRAPHERS FOR Farmers, lawyers for Farmers, students for Farmers and techies for Farmers — these are some of a series of loose groups being formed across cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune in an effort to mobilise the support of...

-CNBCTV18.com * The All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee mobilised a Farmers’ movement in a year. * The trigger was a June 2017 Farmers’ agitation in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, where six people died in the midst of violence and police shootings. * In 12 months, the AIKSCC has managed to drive the convergence of farmer groups, including those representing marginalised Farmers (women, adivasis and Dalits), apart from the introduction of two Bills. “Farmer...

-IndiaWaterPortal.org Here is a look at the challenges faced by small Farmers in India and how they can be dealt with. As per the agricultural statistics of 2014, nearly 430 people depend on farming in India while 263 million people are either Farmers or agricultural workers. Farmers are major contributors to the growth of Indian economy and their concerns impact policies in the country. Nearly 87 percent of Farmers in India...