-The Economic Times blog Farmers, from Punjab in the north to Tamil Nadu in the south, have started agitations demanding farm loans be waived. The Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments have already considered it politically expedient to write them off. Some other states may follow the suit. However, such decisions are as misguided as they are misleading. Nonetheless, it will be a mistake to treat the agitations as a domino effect of...
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The seeds of discontent -Bina Agarwal
-The Indian Express India faces not just a Farmers’ crisis, but a serious meltdown of farming families Amongst the images of agitating Farmers in Madhya Pradesh, it was striking to see how many were youngsters dressed in jeans and shirts — they were clearly not all Farmers, but also Farmers’ sons, unhappy with jobless growth. We are facing not just a Farmers’ crisis today, but also a crisis of farming families, whose...
More »Farmers shifting out of pulses, oilseeds due to low realisation -Dilip Kumar Jha
-Business Standard Acreage of these crops is likely to fall as prices drop below MSP in mandis Mumbai: Farmers are shifting from oilseeds and pulses to more remunerative crops like cotton and maize this kharif season. The area under oilseeds and pulses is likely to decline with prices ruling below minimum support prices in many mandis. Farmers are agitating because their produce is not being lifted by government agencies and traders are also...
More »Modi Government's Skewed Farm Sector Priorities Continue to Cause Farmer Distress -Ashwini Kulkarni
-TheWire.in While most Farmers and farm land are from rainfed areas, the government focuses only on irrigated areas. How long will this unfair treatment continue? After an intense period of Farmers’ agitation, the Maharashtra government has announced a loan waiver. Madhya Pradesh continues to simmer. Tamil Nadu Farmers have expressed their distress in no uncertain terms. The loan waiver will probably make the Farmers feel relieved for now, but the pivotal question...
More »Cabinet clears 5% interest subvention for crop loans
-The Hindu Scheme will continue for one year, be overseen by NABARD Amid growing protests over farm sector distress, the Cabinet has approved the extension of the interest subvention scheme for Farmers to 2017-18. Short-term crop loans up to Rs. 3 lakh will receive a subvention of 5%, effectively reducing the rate for Farmers to 4%. The government has earmarked a sum of Rs. 20,339 crore for this. The interest subvention scheme will...
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