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Abdul Alim Jafri
Farmers of Kushinagar Angry over Prime Minister’s Unfulfilled Promises
20 Oct 2021
The farmers of Kushinagar have decided to organise a massive public meeting as even after seven years, there is no sign of any sugar mill opening. Those farmers who had hoped to start sugarcane…
Abdul Alim Jafri
UP: Centre Hikes Sugarcane FRP Ahead of Polls; an “Eyewash” to Hide Failures, Say Farmers
26 Aug 2021
Farmers said the Yogi Adityanath government in the state, which came with the “promise” to pay Rs 400 per quintal for sugarcane, has not raised the figure by "a single penny" in four-and-half years…
Neelambaran A
TN Agriculture Budget: Farmers Disappointed Despite Welcome Measures
16 Aug 2021
Sugarcane and paddy farmers dissatisfied with DMK government for not increasing the procurement price to levels promised in election manifesto.
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Farmers-Workers March, 4 Years of Adityanath Govt and More
19 Mar 2021
In this episode of NewsClick's Daily Round-up, we will talk about the farmers-workers march to Delhi which has started from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
Abdul Alim Jafri
Farmers in Western UP Hold Protest Against Irregularities in Weighing of Sugarcane
08 Mar 2021
Hundreds of farmers, with cane-laden tractor trolleys, have been reportedly waiting for days at the weighing scale at Budhana tehsil with their sugarcane drying under the scorching sun, ultimately…
Saurabh Sharma
UP: With Dues Piling up, Sugarcane Farmers Await Prices for This Season
16 Feb 2021
One of the primary reasons that sugarcane farmers are irked is that the mills have not been paying them their dues. The Farm Laws have only added fuel to a burning fire.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Farmers to Intensify Struggle, Sugarcane Farmers Demand Pending Dues from Sugar Mills, IMA Protest Against AYUSH Nod for Mixopathy
12 Dec 2020
The Supreme Court’s judgment on December 8 upholding the land acquisition notification for the Chennai-Salem Green Corridor has left the farmers in the western districts of the state dismayed.
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MSP, Debt Crisis: Why Farmers in Western UP Are Protesting Against Farm Laws
30 Nov 2020
With the latest farm laws advising contract farming, the farmers believe that it would altogether deprive them from their most prized possession, land.
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Cyclone Nivar Causes Severe Crop Damages, North Chennai Residents Allege Neglect, Over 50,000 Detained During Nov 26 Strike
28 Nov 2020
The farmers in affected districts have suffered severe losses as paddy, sugarcane, and banana were destroyed by the winds and heavy rain. Fishermen in the coastal villages were affected as they…
Neelambaran A
TN This Week: Dalit Women Panchayat President Face Discrimination, COVID-19 Deaths Cross 10K, EPS to Lead AIADMK in Assembly Election
10 Oct 2020
The past week also saw protests by farmers and agricultural workers across the state, demanding insurance money, increase in the number of days' work and wages.