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Latest Articles in farmers
Government Asks Nabard To Disburse Rs 21,000 Crore To Farmers
The government has allowed Nabard to disburse Rs 21,000 crore to cash-starved farmers, helping them sow winter crops like wheat ahead of the sowing season, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta said on Wednesday
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Government Offers Credit Facility To Support Farmers Hit By Cash Clampdown
The government on Wednesday (23 November) offered a credit line to support millions of farmers who have been left short of cash to buy seeds and fertilisers for their winter crops after its decision to cancel Rs 500 and 1,000 bank notes
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Government Allows Farmers To Buy Seeds With Old Rs 500 Bills
The Indian government has allowed farmers to purchase seeds with old 500 rupee banknote from state-run outlets, says the finance ministry
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India And Israel Can Learn From Each Other, Says Pranab Mukherjee
Forty seven companies from 13 countries with 140 exhibitors are participating in this fair and over 1 lakh farmers are expected to attend the event
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Government Acts To Help Farmers Hit By Black Money Crackdown
The government on Thursday announced immediate steps to ease a cash crunch for farmers amid widespread criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's shock decision to withdraw high-value bills in the middle of the sowing and wedding season
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Good News Bad News
Indian agriculture is heading for a record year, the rain gods have smiled upon India this year. But caste protests reveal the crisis within
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Govt Committed To Raise Farmers' Income, Boost Allied Sectors
Radha Mohan Singh lashes out at the previous UPA government, claiming they had slept over the issue of soil health cards to farmers and did not take it seriously
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As India's "Granary" Exhausts Groundwater, Farmers Eye New Crops
Experts say dealing with the problem, in the region that led India’s Green Revolution in the 1970s, will require a rapid shift away from crops that require large amounts of water, such as rice and wheat, to less-thirsty pulses, maize, vegetables and sugarcane to safeguard the state's agricultural economy
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Gandhis, Farmers And Politics
In 2010-11, the agricultural sector contributed 44 per cent of the incremental NPAs of banks. It’s also important to note that in the fiscal immediately preceding the farm loan waiver and in the three years after that, higher growth was seen in credit to the agricultural sector
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Govt To Raise Buffer Stock For Pulses To 20 Lakh Tonnes
Retail prices have fallen in the last few weeks and are currently in a range of Rs 115-170 per kg across major cities
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Terra Greens Adopts 4,000 Farmers In TN To Meet Growing Demand For Organic Staples
Terra Firma Projects, founded by Likitha Bhanu and her mother in 2013, has tie-up with 2,000 farmers across five states to procure organic produce
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Model Land Leasing Law Promises Greater Security For Tenant Farmers
The model Land Leasing Act, proposed by Niti Aayog in April, recommends that all lease arrangements be made formal
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GST | What About One India For Farmers
Goods and services tax is good. But unless Indian agriculture and farmers are given the same freedom as other economic agents the economy, 50 per cent of India will continue to be legally discriminated against.
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India Seeks Pulses From Myanmar, Africa To Ease Shortage, Minister Says
India consumes nearly 22 million tonnes of pulses annually, but relies heavily on imports to meet demand as production has been hit by uncertain monsoons and irrigation problems
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Finger On The Pulses
Imports have grown steadily from 3.8 million tonne in 2012-2013 to 5.79 million tonne last year, to feed domestic demand. Yet, prices of pulses have remained untamed — implying a craving for pulses that should make nutrition experts at the FAO proud
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