-TheQuint.com They are tortured so much that they forget their village name and limit their life to feeding cattle, clearing dung. “Eh ta meri bebe hai,” said Dalbir Singh, (she is my mother) looking at his distraught mother. He then identified his sister. One after the other, he called out the names of familiar faces among the villagers who came with his family. The small crowd cheered every time he joined names...
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Maharashtra sugar mills warned not to stop crushing operations without prior notice
-Financial Express Directions have been issued to ensure that all the cane in the area is crushed and if the sugar mill is not in a position to do this, the mill should coordinate with other mills in the neighbouring area. Maharashtra’s sugar commissioner has issued a notification warning sugar mills against shutting down operations without informing the Commissionerate and giving prior notice to Farmers. The move comes in the wake of...
More »A leg-up for cooperatives -Anshu Singh, Pallavi Ingale and Hema Yadav
-The Hindu Business Line A host of initiatives in the Budget should make the sector vibrant Budget 2022 seeks to double Farmers’ income by building a robust system that enables easier access to finance, the marketplace and new-age technology. The government has allocated a sizeable amount for rural infrastructure development. This will help Farmers get better access to the marketplace National Federation of State Co-operative Banks (NAFSCOB) data of 2019-20 shows that around...
More »Demand for lower cotton prices is not justified -A Narayanamoorthy
-The Hindu Business Line The textile industry’s vociferous demands will hit cotton Farmers, who are facing the brunt of rising costs The recent rise in the price of cotton yarn seems to have hit the textile manufacturers hard, so, a large section of participants involved in value chain products of cotton has called on the government to take measures to arrest the price rise. While demanding higher taxes on cotton exports, they have...
More »Maharashtra may become 8th state to opt out of Centre's flagship crop insurance scheme -Shagun
-Down to Earth The state is considering rolling out its own insurance programme for Farmers Maharashtra may follow several other big states and opt out Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Narendra Modi government’s much-vaunted crop insurance scheme. India’s second-most populous state may replace the central scheme with its own — a step already adopted by states like West Bengal. Farmer groups have already flagged irregularities in PMFBY at a February 1,...
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