Over 6L farmers report 33% crop loss in Odisha; CM announces ₹291.59cr aid
4 days, 23 hours ago

Over 6L farmers report 33% crop loss in Odisha; CM announces ₹291.59cr aid

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has announced a compensation package of ₹291.59 crore from the state disaster response fund to support farmers whose crops were damaged by unseasonal rain during the kharif harvesting period between December 20 and 28. The CM said that the funds, sourced from the SDRF, would be disbursed starting today Chief minister Mohan Majhi said that 6.66 lakh farmers, including 2.61 lakh covered under crop insurance, have reported more than 33% crop loss across 2.26 lakh hectares of land. This follows the government’s announcement a week ago that farmers affected by unseasonal rains would be identified by December 30, irrespective of crop insurance coverage. Majhi added that the funds, sourced from the SDRF, would be disbursed “starting today through the direct benefit transfer system to ensure timely and transparent relief for farmers who have lost their crops, including paddy, vegetables, and betel leaves”.

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Officials inspect crops damaged by northeast monsoon in Nagapattinam
17 hours, 18 minutes ago

Officials inspect crops damaged by northeast monsoon in Nagapattinam

The Hindu  

Nagapattinam District Monitoring Officer and Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation Managing Director A. Annadurai inspected crop damages caused by the northeast monsoon in the district on Wednesday. During the 2024–2025 samba and thaladi seasons, paddy was cultivated over 65,554.11 hectares, and groundnuts were grown on 399.26 hectares in the district. The heavy northeast monsoon rains caused damage to 8,319.85 hectares …

Odisha Allocates Rs 291 Cr Relief for Rain-Hit Farmers
3 days, 15 hours ago

Odisha Allocates Rs 291 Cr Relief for Rain-Hit Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Sunday announced a financial assistance package of Rs 291 crore to support farmers across the state who have been severely impacted by the recent unseasonal rains. The adverse weather conditions witnessed in the last week of December affected over 6.66 lakh farmers, resulting in significant agricultural losses, the Chief Minister stated on …

Mint Primer: A tech solution to crop insurance woes?
6 days, 6 hours ago

Mint Primer: A tech solution to crop insurance woes?

Live Mint  

The government has cleared a revamped crop insurance scheme and additional funds to deploy new technology like remote sensing and automatic weather stations. The Yield Estimation System Using Technology, or YES-TECH, will deploy satellite-based remote sensing to assess crop yields and damage. Weather shocks like hailstorms and excess rainfall are often localized events, and a dense network of weather stations …

Registration for insurance claim for crop damage extended by 2 days: Odisha CM
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1 week, 2 days ago

Registration for insurance claim for crop damage extended by 2 days: Odisha CM

Hindustan Times  

Former Odisha chief minister and Biju Janata Dal chief Naveen Patnaik on Monday demanded that farmers whose crops have been damaged by unseasonal rains be compensated quickly even as chief minister Mohan Majhi announced that the registration process for insurance compensation claims by farmers has been extended for two more days. Patnaik’s visit came amid chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi …

Odisha government extends crop damage registration deadline by two more days
1 week, 2 days ago

Odisha government extends crop damage registration deadline by two more days

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhubaneswar: In a move to assist farmers impacted by the recent unseasonal rainfall, the Odisha state government has extended the registration period for crop damage compensation claims by an additional two days. Speaking to reporters a day after visiting the rain-affected regions in Ganjam, Gajapati, and Nayagarh districts, where he met with local farmers and personally assessed the extent of …

Odisha CM, LoP to visit districts to witness plight of farmers after 4 deaths following crop loss
1 week, 4 days ago

Odisha CM, LoP to visit districts to witness plight of farmers after 4 deaths following crop loss

Hindustan Times  

Bhubaneswar, With the opposition BJD alleging that at least four farmers have died unnaturally due to crop loss in the last eight days, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi and his predecessor Naveen Patnaik will separately embark on visits to several districts to witness the condition of the farmers. Odisha CM, LoP to visit districts to witness plight of farmers …

Odisha to give compensation to farmers affected by unseasonal rains: CM
1 week, 4 days ago

Odisha to give compensation to farmers affected by unseasonal rains: CM

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government on Saturday said farmers affected by unseasonal rains across the state would be identified by December 30 irrespective of crop insurance amid mass protests by farmers over paddy procurement irregularities and deaths of a few farmers. Stating that unseasonal rain occurred in two phases between December 20 and 28 causing extensive damage to crops during kharif harvesting …

Give ₹25,000 per acre as relief for all farmers who lost their crop to rain in Thoothukudi, says AIADMK MLA
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Give ₹25,000 per acre as relief for all farmers who lost their crop to rain in Thoothukudi, says AIADMK MLA

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu government should give adequate compensation to farmers and also lift the cap as a special case and give the relief to all the farmers irrespective of whether they had raised five acres or more, said AIADMK’s Kovilpatti MLA Kadambur Raju here on Tuesday. In a petition submitted to Thoothukudi Collector K. Elambahavath, he said that heavy rains …

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Incessant rains cause untold miseries for paddy farmers in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district

The Hindu  

Incessant rains caused untold miseries for paddy farmers with the lack of storage facilities for the crops in Vizianagaram district. Rythu Coolie Sangham of Andhra Pradesh State Secretary Dantuluri Varma alleged that the government authorities had failed to instill confidence among the farmers who were worried over protection of the grains kept in field after completion of cutting process. The …

Special team issues advisory to farmers in Karaikal on managing paddy affected by waterlogging
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Special team issues advisory to farmers in Karaikal on managing paddy affected by waterlogging

The Hindu  

A team of scientists from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, and agricultural extension officers has advised farmers in Karaikal to adopt integrated pest management strategies to protect standing paddy crops inundated during the recent heavy rain. Earlier, the Department of Agriculture reported to the Puducherry government that there was a possibility of significant …

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Rain devastates acres of onion and pulses cultivation

The Hindu  

The continuous rainfall in the Thoothukudi district has adversely affected the farmers in its northern regions, including Vilathikulam, Ettayapuram, Kovilpatti and others causing significant crop loss especially pulses and onions. Farmers in this region commonly cultivate crops like black gram, green gram, maize, onion and pearl millet. Annakodi, a farmer from the Muthupatti village near Vilathikulam, said that the rainfall …

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Damaged paddy due to untimely rain affecting farmers ahead of purchase in Odisha's Ganjam

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Even as paddy procurement in Ganjam is scheduled to begin in a few days, farmers of the district are in dire straits as most of their stock have been rendered damaged due to unseasonal rain. Sources said paddy cultivation in the district was initially affected by inadequate rains compelling most farmers to leave their land barren. Apprehending that they …

133 deaths in rain this year, ₹6 crore paid as ex gratia: Min in House
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

133 deaths in rain this year, ₹6 crore paid as ex gratia: Min in House

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Karnataka has witnessed severe damage from above-normal rainfall this year, resulting in 133 deaths and widespread destruction, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda informed the Legislative Assembly on Friday. People holding umbrellas at Brigade Road, following heavy rain in Bengaluru “The state has received 20% above-normal rainfall this year, but it was uneven, with some areas receiving less rain. A …

2,194 hectares of farmland inundated in Dharmapuri
1 month ago

2,194 hectares of farmland inundated in Dharmapuri

New Indian Express  

DHARMAPURI: A total of 2,194.8 hectares of farmland has been inundated due to the cyclone-induced rain in the district. Their initial assessment revealed that over 2,194.8 hectares of farmland where paddy, millets, oilseeds, pulses, cotton and paddy have been cultivated are inundated. As per our assessment, a total of 2,194.8 hectares is inundated and the status of these crops is …

Untimely rain threatens harvested paddy in Odisha
1 month ago

Untimely rain threatens harvested paddy in Odisha

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Untimely rain under the impact of cyclone Fengal has emerged as a threat to harvested paddy stacked on farmlands and standing ripe crops, sparking panic among farmers of the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district. Farmers said the unseasonal rain, especially during the harvesting season, has become a cause of concern as harvested paddy crops stacked on fields have become soggy. A …

Premium payment deadline looms, 92 per cent of samba paddy cultivation in Thanjavur yet to be insured
2 months ago

Premium payment deadline looms, 92 per cent of samba paddy cultivation in Thanjavur yet to be insured

New Indian Express  

THANJAVUR: The cut-off date for farmers to pay premium is hardly 10 days away but only about 8% of the acreage under which samba and thalady paddy cultivation has been undertaken in the district has been insured so far, official data revealed. While last year’s coverage under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana stood at more than 90%, a section …

Swift Reaction Ensures No Loss of Life During Flash Floods in Anantapur
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Swift Reaction Ensures No Loss of Life During Flash Floods in Anantapur

The Hindu  

Anantapur District Collector Dr.V. Vinod Kumar has praised the district administration's swift response to the recent flash floods. The administration responded promptly to the heavy downpour in Karnataka State, as well as in Sri Sathya Sai district, and prevented human and property loss. The administration set up three relief centres and shifted 375 affected people there, providing them with food …

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister
4 months ago

Compensation for crop loss will soon reach flood-hit farmers in Andhra Pradesh, says Union Agriculture Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan interacted with the flood-affected farmers at Kesarapalli of Gannavaram mandal in Krishna district along with Rajahmundry MP and BJP State president Daggubati Purandeswari and other leaders on September 6. Mr. Chouhan assured the farmers, including the tenant farmers, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu …

Odisha farmers cry for help as less rains affect paddy crops
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha farmers cry for help as less rains affect paddy crops

New Indian Express  

ROURKELA: Farmers in Bargaon block of Sundargarh district have raised alarms over drought-like conditions affecting their paddy crops due to inadequate and sporadic rainfall. Despite these concerns, the Odisha Rainfall Monitoring System reports that Bargaon block received a surplus of 377.43 mm of rain as of August 24, compared to the normal monthly rainfall of 357.9 mm for the month. …

Kerala rains: Several farmers in Kozhikode suffer large crop loss in rain-related calamities
5 months, 1 week ago

Kerala rains: Several farmers in Kozhikode suffer large crop loss in rain-related calamities

The Hindu  

The destruction of several hectares of cultivated land in the recent episodes of rain-related calamities has shut the means of livelihood for several farmers in Kozhikode district of Kerala. Field-level reports submitted by various agriculture department officials to the district authorities confirm that the total loss in last month alone is about ₹17 crore. Neighbourhood groups in Kozhikode district are …

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts
5 months, 1 week ago

CM Naidu Promises Aid to Rain-Hit Farmers; Ministers to Report on Districts

Deccan Chronicle  

Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has said the government will provide all possible support to the people and farmers affected by the recent heavy rains and floods in Andhra Pradesh.Addressing the assembly on Friday, he said the people of East and West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada and Eluru districts along with ASR district were affected by the floods. The Chief Minister …

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts
5 months, 1 week ago

CM Naidu announces Rs 3000 relief for each family affected in flood-hit districts

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu announced immediate relief of Rs 3,000 for each family whose house was inundated in the floods due to heavy rains in the flood-hit five districts. Approximately 1.06 lakh acres were inundated by floodwaters in East Godavari, West Godavari, Konaseema, Kakinada, Eluru, and parts of Alluri Sitarama Raju districts, the Chief Minister said during a …

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG
6 months, 2 weeks ago

KTR attributes “farmer first” policies of BRS for drop in ryots’ suicides in TG

The Hindu  

The biggest achievement of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi government led by K. Chandrasekhar Rao till recently was its “farmer first” policy through which the government had several initiatives for the welfare of farmers and development of the agriculture sector, working president of the BRS K.T. All such initiatives have resulted in bringing down the distress deaths and suicides of farmers …

Over ₹13 crore funds needed to support farmers in drought-affected areas of Nellore, says Collector
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Over ₹13 crore funds needed to support farmers in drought-affected areas of Nellore, says Collector

The Hindu  

A team appointed by the Central government reached Nellore on Wednesday morning, to assess the drought situation in the district. Speaking to the media later, Mr. Narayanan stated that ₹13.35 crore is needed to support affected farmers across the ten drought zones. He urged the Central team to provide financial assistance while apprising them of the severe drought conditions in …

Kerala suffers Rs 260-crore loss as drought destroys crops
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala suffers Rs 260-crore loss as drought destroys crops

New Indian Express  

KOCHI: The report compiled by the agriculture department based on a field survey by senior officials at the block level, draws a gruesome picture of the severe drought that has devastated the farm sector in Kerala. As per the report, the drought has destroyed crops in 46,587 hectares of land, causing a loss of Rs 260 crore and devastating the …

Telangana: Untimely rains, Hailstorm damage crops
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Telangana: Untimely rains, Hailstorm damage crops

Deccan Chronicle  

NIZAMABAD: Rain accompanied hailstorms lashed Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts for the last two days, resulting in massive loss of standing crops. In Banswada division’s Banswada, Birkur, Nasurrulabad, Varni, Mosra, Chandur, Rudrur, Kotagir, Pothangal mandals and in Bodhan division’s Bodhan, Salura and other mandals in both the districts experienced untimely rainfall. Gangaram, a farmer from Mandarna village, said the paddy crop …

BRS Asks CM to Order Crop Loss Enumeration, Pay Rs 25,000 Per Acre Compensation to Farmers
9 months ago

BRS Asks CM to Order Crop Loss Enumeration, Pay Rs 25,000 Per Acre Compensation to Farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Tuesday urged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to take immediate steps to provide relief to farmers affected by drought-like conditions, as well as the recent spells of hailstorm and heavy rain in some parts of the state. The BRS said that during field visits by its leaders and workers, it was found that failure of the …

Drought Because of Congress’ Policies: KTR
9 months, 1 week ago

Drought Because of Congress’ Policies: KTR

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Former minister and BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao alleged that the farmers in the state were facing a lot of hardships because of the policies adopted by the Congress government. Noting that the BRS government had successfully provided irrigation water same time last year, he questioned, why Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was not able to do the …

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BRS demands ₹25,000 per acre relief to ryots who suffered crop loss this season

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has demanded that the Congress government in Telangana announce a relief of ₹25,000 per acre to farmers whose crops have withered and were abandoned due to lack of water for irrigation despite efforts to protect crops by sinking new borewells as also those suffered crop loss due to untimely rain, hails and gales. Several farmers of …

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Harish Rao demands ₹10,000 per acre relief to ryots, crops hit by untimely rain

The Hindu  

hyderabad Former Minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi leader T. Harish Rao has demanded that the State government sanction compensation/input subsidy to a large number of farmers who have suffered crop damage/loss in the hails, gales and untimely rain in parts of Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karmareddy, Karimnagar, Rajanna-Sircilla, Medak, Siddipet, Rangareddy and other districts for the last couple of days. The former …

TN agriculture budget 2024: Rs 200 crore allocated as relief for flood-hit farmers
10 months, 2 weeks ago

TN agriculture budget 2024: Rs 200 crore allocated as relief for flood-hit farmers

New Indian Express  

THOOTHUKUDI: Farmers, who lost crops and yields due to the unprecedented rains in December 2023, heaved a sigh of relief after the state government allocated Rs 208.20 crore to 2.74 lakh farmers of the southern districts. Karisal Bhoomi Vivasayigal Sangamam Secretary Adhimoolam said that the state government's announcement comes for farmers in the black soil region, who have lost several …

Untimely rain hits paddy farmers in rural Kozhikode
1 year ago

Untimely rain hits paddy farmers in rural Kozhikode

The Hindu  

The untimely rain has hit several farmers, who cultivated paddy in their leased land after obtaining bank loans, in the rural areas of Kozhikode district. Farmers in affected villages of Kakkur and Nanminda panchayats said that they would have to harvest early to avoid further loss. An early harvest would result in a higher percentage of immature grains with lower …

Cyclone Michaung: Eight lives lost, crops in nearly 11 lakh acres damaged in Andhra Pradesh
1 year ago

Cyclone Michaung: Eight lives lost, crops in nearly 11 lakh acres damaged in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Eight lives were lost—four in Visakhapatnam, three in East Godavari and one in Annamayya districts—and crops in nearly 11 lakh acres were damaged during the Cyclone Michaung in Andhra Pradesh, said a presentation made to the Central team headed by National Institute of Disaster Management Executive Director Rajendra Ratnoo which is on a visit to the State. The presentation was …

Cyclone Michaung devastates crops in south coastal Andhra
1 year, 1 month ago

Cyclone Michaung devastates crops in south coastal Andhra

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Heavy rainfall caused by Cyclone Michaung has resulted in widespread devastation of standing crops in south coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. District horticulture officer Dasaratharami Reddy stated, "Green chilli in 25 acres, banana plantation in 25 acres and papaya in 10 acres were damaged due to the cyclone. The impact extends further in Tirupati district to expansive mango orchards …

AP farmers told not to worry about paddy caught in rain, compensation promised
1 year, 1 month ago

AP farmers told not to worry about paddy caught in rain, compensation promised

Deccan Chronicle  

Kakinada: Civil supplies minister Karumuri Venkata Nageswara Rao and BC Welfare Minister Chelluboyina Srinivasa Venu Gopalakrishna visited the paddyfields in their constituencies where the harvested paddy was heaped on the grounds, on Monday. Nageswara Rao said the harvested paddy has been carried to the nearest rice mills on a war-footing. The paddy in Krishna district would be sent to the …

Unseasonal rains continue to damage crops across Maha
1 year, 1 month ago

Unseasonal rains continue to damage crops across Maha

Hindustan Times  

PUNE: Many areas of Maharashtra, including Solapur, Hingoli and parts of Vidarbha continued to experience heavy rains on the third consecutive day on Tuesday. While six persons and 161 animals are reported to have died due to the sudden downpour, crops including cotton, onion, grape, banana, sweet lime, orange, rice, jowar, wheat and gram across Maharashtra have been damaged. Agriculture …

Govt hikes acreage for compensation due to hailstorm, orders survey
1 year, 1 month ago

Govt hikes acreage for compensation due to hailstorm, orders survey

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Farmers in Maharashtra whose crops were damaged due to the recent hailstorm will be compensated for crop loss on 3 hectares of land instead of the current 2 hectares. The decisions were taken during a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, during which the agriculture department submitted a primary report showing the hailstorm damaged 1,30,272 hectares of crops in 18 districts. …

AP Starts Enumeration of Crop Damage in 103 Drought-hit Mandals
1 year, 1 month ago

AP Starts Enumeration of Crop Damage in 103 Drought-hit Mandals

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Enumeration of crop damage in 103 drought-hit mandals begins in AP on Friday with a target to submit the final list of beneficiaries by November 29 so as to release input subsidy to them early. The special commissioner issued directions to the district agriculture officers to initiate the process of enumeration of agricultural crop damage of more than 33 …

Government is committed to paying drought compensation, says Minister Nagendra
1 year, 1 month ago

Government is committed to paying drought compensation, says Minister Nagendra

The Hindu  

B. Nagendra, Minister for Youth Empowerment and Sports and in-charge of Ballari district, said that his government was committed to pay compensation to all farmers who have lost their crops in the drought. As per the crop loss details that Mr. Mallikarjun shared with the Minister, the standing crops on 68,000 hectares were destroyed in the district owing to the …

CM Jagan Mohan should visit drought affected villages: Gidugu Rudraraju
1 year, 1 month ago

CM Jagan Mohan should visit drought affected villages: Gidugu Rudraraju

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Several mandals were hit by drought in Andhra Pradesh due to deficit Southwest Monsoons and a weak Northeast Monsoon, said Pradesh Congress Committee president Gidugu Rudraraju, who along with former PCC chief N. Raghuveera Reddy took out a rally in Vizianagaram, on Thursday. Former PCC president N. Raghuveera Reddy said that on average six farmers were dying by suicide …

Karnataka farmers have suffered loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought this year: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka farmers have suffered loss of Rs 30,000 cr due to drought this year: CM Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Sunday that the farmers in the state have suffered a total loss of Rs 30,000 crore due to drought this year. As per the National Disaster Response Fund norms, we have sought Rs 4,860 crore from the Union government and the Central team has visited the drought-hit areas," Siddaramaiah said addressing people during the …

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought
1 year, 3 months ago

Karnataka: 1,219 farmers dies by suicide in 18 months due to crop loss caused by drought

India TV News  

In yet another tragic incident, a farmer in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district took his own life on Monday. Farmer had a loan of Rs 3 lakh According to the police, Naik, was residing in Lingadahalli, Kadur taluk. 1,219 farmers have committed suicide According to officials, in Karnataka, a total of 1,219 farmers have lost their lives in the past 18 months …

Distressed farmers await govt aid for crop loss in erstwhile Adilabad dist
1 year, 4 months ago

Distressed farmers await govt aid for crop loss in erstwhile Adilabad dist

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: The farmers, whose standing crops have been damaged by the recent torrential downpours across the erstwhile Adilabad district, are awaiting compensation from the state government, which has not even ordered the assessment of crop damage in the state. The cotton crop was cultivated approximately on 18 lakh acres in the erstwhile Adilabad district with 4 lakh acres in Adilabad …

Recent floods threw normal life out of gear, created havoc in rural and tribal areas
1 year, 5 months ago

Recent floods threw normal life out of gear, created havoc in rural and tribal areas

Deccan Chronicle  

LOHERA : The recent floods following the heavy rains have thrown normal life out of gear and created havoc in both rural and tribal areas. The two sides of the existing bridge were washed away due to floods in Ankoli village and road connectivity was affected to the villages in Chinchughat gram panchayat. K. Ramesh of Ankoli said the tank …

Telangana Farmers Left Without Crop Insurance as Unusual Rains Cause Massive Damage
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana Farmers Left Without Crop Insurance as Unusual Rains Cause Massive Damage

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 15, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ In the past few years, Telangana has seen successive seasons of unusual rainfall, resulting in significant crop damage. The Telangana government opted out of the Central government’s Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, and the Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme in kharif 2020, claiming that these were not beneficial …

PK slams agriculture dept, AP govt for failing to help farmers
1 year, 7 months ago

PK slams agriculture dept, AP govt for failing to help farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan on Thursday slammed the Andhra Pradesh government’s agriculture department and its allied ones for failing to aid rain-hit farmers who are staring at severe crop loss. Pawan Kalyan said that some rice millers were not accepting paddy transported on bullock carts, citing difficulty in weighing it, instead directing the farmers to go to distant …

Climate change is causing increase in farmer suicides in India
1 year, 7 months ago

Climate change is causing increase in farmer suicides in India

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Climate change is making agriculture an extremely risky, potentially dangerous and loss-making endeavour for farmers, and it’s increasing their …

Input subsidy: AP calls for list of affected farmers by May 21
1 year, 7 months ago

Input subsidy: AP calls for list of affected farmers by May 21

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The farmers hit by untimely rain are a worried lot vis-a-vis getting relief in the form of input subsidy or insurance claim for damage or loss to crops. With no rainfall in the last three days and day temperatures soaring, the state government issued orders to officials for enumeration of damage or loss to crops due to the rainfall. …

Naidu's ultimatum to CM on buying damaged paddy
1 year, 8 months ago

Naidu's ultimatum to CM on buying damaged paddy

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Telugu Desam national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday gave an ultimatum to Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and the state government to buy entire paddy damaged due to rains within 72 hours without any pretexts. “Otherwise, we will launch an agitation along with farmers till the government purchases the paddy,” Naidu declared while visiting the rain-hit areas …

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