-The Hindu Farmer outfits in Punjab say they will be forced to start an agitation against the State AAP government if a complete farm loan debt waiver is not announced shortly A recent study on Farmers’ suicide in Punjab by Ludhiana-based Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has revealed that in six districts of the State, as many as 9,291 Farmers have died by suicide between the years 2000-2018 and around 88% of the...
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UP: Farmers In Sitapur, Lakhimpur Threaten Massive Movement on July 15 if Outstanding Cane Dues not Paid -Abdul Alim Jafri
-Newsclick.in Farmers said the cane-crushing season had ended earlier this month, but payments of over Rs 15 crore are still pending. Lucknow: Irked over the delay in sugarcane payments, Farmers on Friday held a demonstration against Mahmudabad co-operative sugar mill in the Sitapur district. Farmers said the cane-crushing season had ended earlier this month, but payments of over Rs 15 crore were pending. Per the norms, the payment should be cleared within 14 days...
More »How a transition back to hardy millets could solve several crises that India is grappling with -Swapan Mehra
-Scroll.in With climate change, Farmer suicides and agicultural distress, the drought-resilient coarse grain that requires few resources could be the answer. Already caught in a vicious cycle of debt and declining yields, Indian Farmers now face new challenges from climate change. The Ministry of Earth Science, in a 2020 report, predicts, “Rising temperatures, heat extremes, and increasing year-to-year rainfall variability are likely to adversely impact crop yield.” India’s Green Revolution of the 1960s...
More »In red hot pursuit: Tamil Nadu’s chilli Farmers -Aparna Karthikeyan
-RuralIndiaOnline.org J. Adaikalaselvi, a Farmer in Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu’s top chilli -producing district, takes us through the hurdles in producing the lucrative crop: price fluctuations, water scarcity and climate change There’s a small cloud of dust, and the phut-phut of an engine: Adaikalaselvi comes riding on a bike, wearing a blue saree, a big nose ring, and a wide smile. A few minutes earlier, she had instructed us – from her chilli...
More »MSP will be justified through price deficiency payment: Ramesh Chand -Prabhudatta Mishra
-The Hindu Business Line It is needed most, not procurement, says NITI Aayog member Stressing that there is a need for the continuation of the minimum support price (MSP) scheme for crops, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand has said it is time to debate and discuss what should be the “means” to ensure the guaranteed returns to Farmers since procurement cannot be the answer. Addressing a conference on “Getting agriculture markets right”, organised...
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