Page 65 - Farmers

Govt unveils draft law on contract farming and services

The law will be applicable not only to crops but also livestock, dairy and poultry products

Urban agri: How farmers are learning to grow food without soil or sunlight

Today's urban farmers don't just grow food to eat; they also see urban agriculture as a way of increasing the diversity of plants and animals in the city

Budget 2018: How to double farmers' income

Since landholdings in India are small, income growth must be achieved by raising cropping intensity, improving resource-use efficiency and enhancing the role of the rural non-farm sector

So near and yet so far

Farmers are being forced to sell their produce for prices as low as five rupees a kilo

Farmers, villagers to intensify agitation against refinery

The petroleum ministry plans to set up a refinery at Rajapur in Ratnagiri district, about 400km from Mumbai

For farmers, it's a summer of discontent

Simmering for years, their anger has boiled over and ignited a fire that could spread quickly

Farmers in Madagascar say Chinese investors forced them to sell their land

Already more than 12,000 acres have been acquired by the Chinese investors

How a start-up is helping farmers sow seeds for fries, wedges and profits

Utkal Tubers, backed by two PE firms, to sell potato seeds in new areas to create a Rs 100-cr biz

Farmers should pay tax: Niti Aayog member Bibek Debroy challenges govt

Bibek Debroy's views challenges the government's stand on the issue

Digital India a distant dream: Farmers ask for cash payments to meet needs

Due to several govt regulations, reluctantly, traders pay some part in cheque

Farmers look at drought-resistant crops fearing monsoon deficit

Worried at more than one forecast of possibly weak monsoon; looking at less of water-dependent crops

BJP should focus on waiving loans of farmers to remain in power: Shiv Sena

Maharashtra needs Rs 30,000 crore to waive loans of farmers

Farmers switch from growing pulses and oilseeds after price plunge

Storehouses are overflowing with commodities such as lentils and soybeans

Cops lathi charge farmers protesting over water to Nano, auto plants in Guj

Lathi charge on unarmed farmers and media persons was widely condemned

Govt plans to double income of farmers by 2021-22

Agriculture and allied activities need to grow at a much faster rate than the current average

Farmers get green light to buy seeds with old notes

Experts claim impact of breather limited as most hybrid vegetable seeds are sold by private companies

Punjab, Haryana farmers ignore ban on stubble burning

Farmers are being provided subsidy on farm implements like happy seeder, rotavators, straw reapers for managing straw

As India's "granary" exhausts groundwater, farmers eye new crops

According to Aggarwal, groundwater has been overexploited in 110 of the state's 138 administrative blocks

Will drones help farmers?

Damage assessment due to natural calamities needs upgrade

Voices from villages don't reach Delhi: Gadkari

Gadkari said that people were not migrating happily from rural areas to urban areas but were forced to due to lack of amenities