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Lockdown: Telangana Farmers Allege Irregularities in Paddy Procurement Centres
27 Apr 2020
Government officials and rice millers are allegedly depreciating the weight of paddy, citing moisture, a factor considered while determining the price of the crop.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: CITU National Conference Begins, Anti-CAA Protests Continue, Public Exam for Classes 5 & 8 Create Outrage
25 Jan 2020
The farmers of the state, particularly from the delta region, are facing loss of crops due to, unseasonal rains, while 20 sanitation workers of Tiruchirapalli Corporation were dismissed for…
Subodh Varma
Modi Govt Continues to Smother Farmers with Meagre MSPs
31 Oct 2019
A puny hike in rabi MSPs leaves farmers in the lurch yet again after a similar let down in kharif MSPs.
Subodh Varma
Kharif Sowing Falls as 374 Districts Face Rainfall Deficit
30 Jul 2019
With kharif sowing down by 54 lakh hectares compared with last year, farmers’ woes are likely to increase.
Newsclick Report
Amid Deep Agrarian Crisis, Marginal Increase in MSP of Kharif Crops by Govt
04 Jul 2019
Though the decision is meant to help farmers at a time when there has been 33% deficiency in Southwest monsoon rains in June, the farmers organisations say that the meagre increase is a stab in the…
Mohd. Imran Khan
Maize-Growing Farmers In Bihar Upset Over Dismal Prices
17 Apr 2019
Farmers in maize hub of Seemanchal, who will vote on April 18 under the second phase, have not forgotten Modi’s unfulfilled promise five years ago of ensuring a good price for maize crop.
Jitheesh P.M, Jipson John
Root Cause of Agrarian Crisis Lies in Economics, Not Technology: MS Swaminathan
13 Apr 2019
In an interview, the ‘father’ of India’s Green Revolution says while technology is necessary, policies on procurement and public distribution are far more important in making agriculture economically…
Amey Tirodkar
#MahaDrought: Loan Waiver Will Not Help in the Time of Drought
11 Mar 2019
Even after two years of the launch of the ambitious loan waiver scheme by the Maharashtra, several thousand farmers in the drought affected Marathwada region are still waiting to get their loans…
Newsclick Report
Farmers Protest in Sikar, Rajasthan, Demand Fair Price for Produce
28 Feb 2019
Thousands of farmers started an indefinite protest in front of the collectorate office in Sikar under the banner of All India Kisan Sabha
Subodh Varma
Why Are MP, Chhattisgarh Farmers Angry Despite High Production?
10 Nov 2018
Production of wheat in MP and paddy in Chhattisgarh has zoomed up in the last 15 years, yet farmers are increasingly discontented because of falling procurement.