-The Hindu Business Line Gujarat result shows politicians and governments would pay attention to farmer woes only when they are hit where it hurts Agriculture is in the eye of the storm, and we must thank Gujarat elections for this turn of events. Agrarian distress is gaining eyeballs like never before. Farmers have tried all kinds of methods in the past, but to no avail. They committed Suicide, but it didn’t matter....
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3,515 Karnataka farmers committed Suicide in five years
-PTI BENGALURU: As many as 3,515 farmers in Karnataka committed Suicide between April 2013 and November 2017, out of which 2,525 were due to drought and farm failure, statistics provided by the State Agriculture Department said. "3,515 farmers were reported to have committed Suicide from April 2013 to November 2017, and from April 2008 to April 2012, as many as 1,125 farmers were reported to have committed Suicide," it said. Out of the...
More »1,497 farmer Suicides since loan waiver announced -Priyanka Kakodkar
-The Times of India MUMBAI: Maharashtra has recorded 1,497 farmer Suicides in the six months since the loan waiver was declared in June, official data shows. This is just 4.2% lower than the 1,563 cases reported in the same period last year. In fact, these cases account for 56% of the total 2,662 farmer Suicides reported between January and November this year. The roll-out of the waiver was delayed by glitches in the...
More »Tomato prices plunge to 50 paise a kg, leave farmers in tears in Andhra Pradesh
-The New Indian Express KURNOOL: Prices of tomatoes have crashed to as low as 50 paise per kg at Pattikonda and Alur wholesale markets of Kurnool district after a bumper harvest and low demand, leaving farmers in tears. After transporting the produce to the market by incurring a huge cost, the farmers come to know that the prices have slumped a new low. Not knowing what to do — whether...
More »Punjab's farm crisis a tragic irony -Devinder Sharma
-Deccan Herald Punjab, the food bowl of the country, is faced with a paradox of plenty. Ever since the launch of the Green Revolution in 1966, Punjab has been producing a record grain surplus year after year. Yet, over the years, it has turned into a graveyard for its farmers. There is hardly a day when reports of farmers committing Suicide do not appear in Punjab newspapers. Take a look at the...
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