Farmers plan march in New Delhi: Agrarian crisis is deep and pervasive, but not fully appreciated or remedied
6 years, 1 month ago

Farmers plan march in New Delhi: Agrarian crisis is deep and pervasive, but not fully appreciated or remedied

Firstpost  

There are waves and waves of marches by farmers, landless and tribals in many parts of India these days, particularly to the seats of power. Editor’s note: This article is the first of a two-part series analysing the agrarian crisis in India, in light of the various marches and protests undertaken by farmers in recent months to highlight their problems. The OECD’s 2017 Economic Survey of India report shows that more than 30 percent Indian youth aged 15-29 were “neither employed nor in education or training” – reflecting a truer state of unemployment among the youth. The Niti Aayog’s 2017 report Doubling Farmers Income shows how a sluggish agriculture growth has been a drag on the economy since 1991-92 – until when both farm and non-farm sectors grew at the same level. The future trajectory of Indian economic development could depend on both.” Since ‘Make in India’ and ‘Skilling India’ have not been as successful as the new government would have liked, and the promise of structural transformation or an alternate policy vision is not in sight, the agrarian distress remains unaddressed at the macroeconomic level.

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Farmer Protest: Shambhu Border Meeting Today as Farmers Plan Delhi March Strategy
1 month ago

Farmer Protest: Shambhu Border Meeting Today as Farmers Plan Delhi March Strategy

ABP News  

At Shambhu Border, farmers who have been protesting for over 300 days are set to hold a crucial meeting today. Farmers are closely watching the central government's stance on their demands, hoping for a positive response regarding talks. Farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar has expressed concerns that neither the ruling party nor the opposition is supporting the farmers in their ongoing …

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates
1 month, 1 week ago

With ‘Modi govt in no mood to talk’, farmers to resume Delhi Chalo march today: Top 10 updates

Live Mint  

Farmers' Delhi Chalo march will resume today i.e. The Delhi Chalo march will reume today after Punjab farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher stated on Friday that if the government did not engage in talks, they would continue the march. Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher expressed his disappointment and said that the central government is unwilling to engage in talks with …

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow
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1 month, 1 week ago

In RS, Shivraj Assures MSP For All Crops As Farmers' Delhi March Deferred For Talks With Modi Govt Tomorrow

ABP News  

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan assured the Rajya Sabha on Friday that the Narendra Modi government would procure all farm produce at the minimum support price. Highlighting the government's efforts, Chouhan said, “Since 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to calculate the minimum support price by giving 50 per cent profit on cost of production to farmers.” He …

Farmers protest: Farmers to march towards Delhi seeking implementation of 12 demand charter
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers protest: Farmers to march towards Delhi seeking implementation of 12 demand charter

Op India  

A large contingent of ‘farmers’ has gathered at the Shambhu border, from where they propose to march towards Delhi later on Friday. At the Shambhu border, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said there would be a group of 100 farmers marching towards Delhi peacefully and have no intention of breaking the barricades present. Speaking to ANI, Pandher said “The central …

Farmers begin ‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Here’s what to expect
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1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers begin ‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Here’s what to expect

Firstpost  

On Friday, more than 100 farmers will take to the streets to push their demands, which include a legal guarantee for MSP, towards Delhi. PTI Delhi is bracing itself for a second round of traffic jams as protesting farmers plan a “Delhi Chalo” march from the Shambhu border on Friday. During the previous ‘Delhi Chalo’ march, farmers from various states, …

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march on land compensation stopped in Noida, protesters give 7-day ultimatum
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march on land compensation stopped in Noida, protesters give 7-day ultimatum

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi/Noida, Farmers from different parts of Uttar Pradesh demanding adequate compensation for their lands acquired by the government marched towards Delhi on Monday but were stopped at the Noida-Delhi border where they sat on a dharna. Farmers' 'Delhi Chalo' march on land compensation stopped in Noida, protesters give 7-day ultimatum The farmers said if their demands were not met …

Delhi braces for another round of farmer protests. What are their demands?
1 month, 1 week ago

Delhi braces for another round of farmer protests. What are their demands?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Police are stopping the farmers whereas the farmers want …

Farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march today: Why are they protesting again?
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers’ ‘Delhi Chalo’ march today: Why are they protesting again?

Firstpost  

Farmers are holding a ‘Delhi Chalo’ march from Noida to the Parliament complex in the national capital, demanding compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. Traffic in parts of Delhi and Noida has been disrupted as farmers begin their ‘Delhi Chalo’ march towards the Parliament complex on Monday. ‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Traffic jams across Delhi-NCR, advisories issued Ahead of …

Farmers Protest March Live Updates: Riot Control Vehicle Put On Main Road, Traffic Moves At Snail's Pace
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers Protest March Live Updates: Riot Control Vehicle Put On Main Road, Traffic Moves At Snail's Pace

ABP News  

Farmers Protest March HIGHLIGHTS: Farmers on tractors and on foot began their march from Noida to the Parliament complex in Delhi on Monday, leading to massive traffic jam on the Delhi-Noida border. Delhi Police and Gautam Buddh Nagar Police have put up barriers on the Noida-Delhi border points to prevent the farmers from marching into the national capital. These farmers …

Farmers' protest march from Noida to Delhi begins today
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers' protest march from Noida to Delhi begins today

Deccan Chronicle  

Thousands of farmers have launched a protest march from Noida to Delhi today, demanding solutions to long-standing issues, including fair compensation for land acquisition, better crop prices, and loan waivers. Organised by various farmer unions, the march began from the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and is expected to culminate at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Protesters are also pressing for the implementation …

Farmers' protest: Why are farmers marching to Delhi and what are their key demands? | Explained
1 month, 1 week ago

Farmers' protest: Why are farmers marching to Delhi and what are their key demands? | Explained

India TV News  

Various farmer organisations have called for a protest march to Delhi starting Monday and giv ing details about their march, the Bhartiya Kisan Parishad leader Sukhbir Khalifa said that the farmers are protesting to demand fair compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. Notably, the protest march by the farmers is part of broader demonstrations by various farmer organisations, …

Bhartiya Kisan Parishad to begin farmers' march to Delhi from Noida on December 2
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1 month, 1 week ago

Bhartiya Kisan Parishad to begin farmers' march to Delhi from Noida on December 2

Hindustan Times  

Bhartiya Kisan Parishad leader Sukhbir Khalifa on Sunday announced that the farmer organisation's members will begin their march towards Delhi on December 2, demanding compensation and benefits under the new agricultural laws. BKP leader Sukhbir Khalifa on Sunday announced that the farmer organisation's members will begin their march towards Delhi on December 2. Other farmer organisations including the Kisan Mazdoor …

Won’t use tractors, will march to Delhi on foot: Farm leaders
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Won’t use tractors, will march to Delhi on foot: Farm leaders

Hindustan Times  

Days ahead of their march to the national capital on December 6, farmer leaders under the banner of Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and Samyukta Kisan Morcha have announced that they will not use tractor-trailers to go to Delhi. We will peacefully march and if the government still uses tear gas and pellet guns then they stand exposed.” The Haryana government had …

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Understanding perspectives: farmers’ protests raise divisive opinions
9 months ago

CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Understanding perspectives: farmers’ protests raise divisive opinions

The Hindu  

India’s demographic heavily tilts towards rural areas, and agriculture remains the primary occupation. Additionally, the survey also reveals that one in every ten respondents either lack awareness of the protests or are unfamiliar with the farmers’ demands, and this lack of awareness is marginally higher among farmers’ households. However, the majority supports the farmers’ protests; support for this is comparatively …

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices
10 months ago

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI — Thousands of farmers protested in India's capital on Thursday to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from entering the city. Authorities have barricaded highways leading to New Delhi with cement blocks, metal containers, barbed wire and iron spikes to prevent the farmers from entering the …

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices
10 months ago

Thousands of Indian farmers protest in New Delhi demanding a law guaranteeing minimum crop prices

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Thousands of farmers protested in India’s capital on Thursday to press their demand for a new law that would guarantee minimum crop prices, after weeks of being blocked from entering the city. Authorities have barricaded highways leading to New Delhi with cement blocks, metal containers, barbed wire and iron spikes to prevent the farmers from entering the …

How farmers’ protests in Europe and India share common ground
10 months, 2 weeks ago

How farmers’ protests in Europe and India share common ground

The Hindu  

Published : Feb 26, 2024 19:38 IST - 5 MINS READ The current farmers’ protest in Europe and the Indian farmers’ protest in 2020-21 and now again in 2024 have several specific features that reveal their differences, but they have a major commonality—they represent the revolt by farmers against the urban bias in agricultural governance in the industrialised West and …

One dead amid police violence as Indian farmers resume march on Delhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

One dead amid police violence as Indian farmers resume march on Delhi

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. This is matter of grave concern and at the …

Indian farmers reject government offer and say they will carry on marching to New Delhi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Indian farmers reject government offer and say they will carry on marching to New Delhi

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian farmers who have been protesting for a week to demand guaranteed crop prices have rejected a proposal from the government, and say they will continue their march to the capital New Delhi. The protesting farmers began their march last week, but their efforts to reach the city have been blocked by authorities, who have barricaded highways …

Farmer leaders reject Centre's proposal, to march towards Delhi on Feb 21
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmer leaders reject Centre's proposal, to march towards Delhi on Feb 21

Deccan Chronicle  

Farmer leaders taking part in the 'Delhi Chalo' agitation on Monday rejected the Centre's proposal of procuring pulses, maize and cotton at MSP by government agencies for five years, saying it was not in farmers' interest and announced that they will march towards the national capital on Wednesday. "We appeal to the government that either resolve our issues or remove …

They led farmers' protest 1.0, but MIA in second edition. Here's why
10 months, 4 weeks ago

They led farmers' protest 1.0, but MIA in second edition. Here's why

India Today  

Prominent farm leaders, who led the farmers' protest back in 2020-21, have distanced themselves from the stir this year. As compared to the previous stir, the following names are missing from the 'Delhi Chalo' call of SKM this year - Yogender Yadav Joginder Singh Ugrahan Rakesh Tikait Gurnam Singh Chaduni Balbir Singh Rajewal Manjit Rai Dr Darshan Pal Shiv Kumar …

How wealthy farmers came to control agri protests in India
10 months, 4 weeks ago

How wealthy farmers came to control agri protests in India

India Today  

Oh daddy ji de cash utte, kari jawe aish Sadda baapu zimidaar, kitho le ke deve car These lines are from the song 'Bapu Zimidar' by Punjabi singer Jassie Gill. Among the most important ones were the Shetkari Sanghathana in Maharashtra, Bharatiya Kisan Union in Uttar Pradesh and in Punjab, Bharatiya Kisan Sangh in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu Agriculturalists’ Association, and …

'Delhi Chalo' march: How the farmers are preparing for the long haul
11 months ago

'Delhi Chalo' march: How the farmers are preparing for the long haul

India Today  

The farmers have yet again started a movement and are trying to reach Delhi, demanding a law guaranteeing a minimum support price for crops. There was a massive confrontation between the farmers and the security forces at this border, as reported by India Today, where farmers were trying to breach the huge security layer, but the preparedness by the administration …

Protesting Indian farmers clash with police for a second day as they march toward the capital
11 months ago

Protesting Indian farmers clash with police for a second day as they march toward the capital

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Protesting Indian farmers clashed with police for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as tens of thousands tried to march to the capital to demand guaranteed prices for their produce. TV images also showed police using drones to drop tear gas canisters on the farmers, who tried to break through barricades made of cement blocks and barbed …

‘Delhi Chalo’ protests | Why farmers are marching to Delhi?
11 months ago

‘Delhi Chalo’ protests | Why farmers are marching to Delhi?

The Hindu  

Police fired teargas on February 13 at hundreds of farmers and supporters during their protest march to New Delhi to demand better prices for their produce. The Modi government also aims to prevent a repeat of a year-long protest in 2020-21 when the farmers forced the government to scarp three farm laws. The government announces support prices for more than …

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital
11 months ago

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital

Hindustan Times  

Farmers Protest: Traffic chaos in Delhi as farmers approach national capital Thousands of farmers march to Delhi to press for their demands, including the implementation of a law to guarantee minimum support price for crops.. 1 / 9 View Photos in a new improved layout Traffic crawled at a snail's pace in Delhi-NCR on Tuesday morning as police placed multiple …

Thousands of Indian farmers are marching to New Delhi to renew their demands over crop prices
11 months ago

Thousands of Indian farmers are marching to New Delhi to renew their demands over crop prices

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Indian authorities Tuesday deployed heavy …

India farmers march: What are their demands? Why is gov’t blocking roads?
11 months ago

India farmers march: What are their demands? Why is gov’t blocking roads?

Al Jazeera  

Farmers are demanding a legal minimum price for their crops as they march to New Delhi and ask government to fulfill its promises. The SKM played a key role in the 2020-2021 protests that forced Prime Minister Narendra Modi to repeal three farm laws that farmers feared would have benefitted corporations at their expense. https://t.co/hCL3AEE2Ks — Devinder Sharma February 13, …

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer
11 months ago

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest: Delhi Police and Security forces officials preparing security arrangements at Singhu Border Delhi-Haryana Border. Farmers Protest Highlights: Farmers, pressing for a law on minimum support price for crops, are now marching towards Delhi following inconclusive talks with a team of union ministers. Delhi traffic advisory for farmers protest • Traffic in Delhi-NCR was heavily affected on Tuesday due …

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer
11 months ago

Farmers Protest highlights: ‘Respond more aggressively if they come aggressively,’ says senior officer

Hindustan Times  

Farmers protest: Delhi Police and Security forces officials preparing security arrangements at Singhu Border Delhi-Haryana Border. Farmers Protest Highlights: Farmers, pressing for a law on minimum support price for crops, are now marching towards Delhi following inconclusive talks with a team of union ministers. Delhi traffic advisory for farmers protest • Traffic in Delhi-NCR was heavily affected on Tuesday due …

Farmers' protest: Centre holds talk, tractors march to Delhi, borders sealed | Top updates
11 months ago

Farmers' protest: Centre holds talk, tractors march to Delhi, borders sealed | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Delhi will witness farmers' protest on Tuesday as the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have given a ‘Delhi Chalo’ call over their demands, including the enactment of a law guaranteeing minimum support prices for crops. Gurugram: Police personnel get barricades placed at the Delhi-Gurugram border near Sirhaul Toll Plaza ahead of scheduled march by the protesting farmers, …

Rally at Delhi’s Ramlila ground: Farmers to launch protest if demands not met
1 year, 9 months ago

Rally at Delhi’s Ramlila ground: Farmers to launch protest if demands not met

Hindustan Times  

Farmers would launch a bigger agitation than their protest on Delhi’s borders in 2020-21 if their demands on a law on minimum support price, debt waiver and pension, among others, are not met, Samyukt Kisan Morcha leaders said at a Kisan Mahapanchayat at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital on Monday. “We do not want to launch another agitation, …

Maharashtra: Farmers protest comes to an end after govt accepts all demands
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra: Farmers protest comes to an end after govt accepts all demands

India TV News  

Maharashtra farmers' foot march : The farmers' protest came to an end on Saturday with the government accepting all their demands. It should be mentioned here that thousands of farmers are marching towards Mumbai to draw the government's attention towards their various demands including the fall in prices of onions, soyabean, cotton, arhar and also regarding an immediate relief from …

The Unrecognised Urban Farmers of Delhi Are Caught in Conflict Over Land
2 years ago

The Unrecognised Urban Farmers of Delhi Are Caught in Conflict Over Land

The Quint  

“The agricultural activity is continuously declining in Delhi to rapid urbanisation and growth in other economic activities of trade and industry. “Farmers in Delhi villages have been exploited, and land ownership has decreased over the years,” says Tyagi adding that more than 97% of farmers own less than 0.5 hectares of land. There are no financial incentives or subsidy support …

2020: Farmers take the country by storm
2 years, 5 months ago

2020: Farmers take the country by storm

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The farmers’ protests, which began in Delhi on November 26, 2020, have been called by some observers as the “largest and longest peasants’ struggle in the history of modern India”. These were the Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce Act, the Farmers Agreement on Price Assurance and the Farm Services Act, and the Essential …

Farmers’ movement, a catalyst for change
2 years, 10 months ago

Farmers’ movement, a catalyst for change

The Hindu  

The AAP’s brute majority in Punjab has largely been made possible by its spectacular performance in the Malwa region where the AAP won 66 of 69 seats. Lokniti’s post-poll survey finds that even as the AAP had a huge lead over its opponents among both farmers and those not connected with farming, it did slightly better statewide among the farmer …

Farmers to go ahead with their protests
3 years, 1 month ago

Farmers to go ahead with their protests

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced rollback of the three contentious farm laws in the upcoming Parliament session, farmers' unions under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha announced that they would continue with their pre-planned protests on November 22, 26 and 29 at various locations. The events on these three days, including a tractor march to …

Farmers’ movement: A new confidence
3 years, 3 months ago

Farmers’ movement: A new confidence

The Hindu  

AS unprecedented rain lashed the National Capital Region in the second week of September, at Ghazipur on the Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border, the farmers too were unrelenting in their protest come hell or high water. Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait squatted in knee-deep water along with some of his colleagues to convey the message that farmers were still holding their …

The farming crisis
3 years, 7 months ago

The farming crisis

The Hindu  

ECONOMISTS meeting the Union Finance Minister at routine annual pre-Budget consultations have focussed attention on an aspect that till recently seemed to have no place in India's rapidly expanding horizons - the crisis and stagnation in the agricultural sector. The proximate threat in the farm sector comes from the uneven monsoon precipitation of the last two years, which has raised …

India’s farm sector to sustain momentum, but that’s not enough
3 years, 8 months ago

India’s farm sector to sustain momentum, but that’s not enough

Hindustan Times  

India’s farm sector is forecast to maintain its remarkable expansion in 2021-22 on the back of robust output and prices despite the coronavirus pandemic. A normal monsoon will continue to see an expansion of the agriculture sector, aside from good encouraging prices and acreage trends,” said Abhishek Agrawal of Comtrade, an agricultural trading firm. Better performance of the agriculture sector …

'Going strong': Farmers' protests at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur borders complete 100 days
3 years, 10 months ago

'Going strong': Farmers' protests at Singhu, Tikri, Ghazipur borders complete 100 days

Firstpost  

Hailing the protest, union leaders said that the movement has sent out a message of unity, made ‘farmers visible’, and brought them back on the political landscape of the country New Delhi: As the farmer agitation against the Centre’s three farm laws enters its hundredth day on Saturday, union leaders have asserted that their movement is far from over and …

Farmers Mass in Delhi Ahead of Republic Day Protests
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers Mass in Delhi Ahead of Republic Day Protests

News 18  

Tens of thousands of farmers gathered on the outskirts of India's capital New Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of a tractor procession aimed at protesting a controversial set of agricultural laws. Thousands more, on tractors decorated with the flags of India and farm unions, have been streaming into the capital from neighbouring states for several days ahead of the rally that …

Farmer protesters plan to disrupt Budget Session: Details
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmer protesters plan to disrupt Budget Session: Details

Op India  

After police granted permission to the ‘farmers’ to carry out a tractor rally at Delhi on Republic Day, the protesting ‘farmer’ unions have announced that they would march on foot to Parliament on February 1, the day when Union Budget will be presented. “On 1 February, we will march on foot towards Parliament in Delhi from different locations,” said Darshan …

Farmers prep for Republic Day tractor rally; no clarity yet on police permission
3 years, 11 months ago

Farmers prep for Republic Day tractor rally; no clarity yet on police permission

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of farmers from across the country are set to join those agitating at the borders of Delhi since November 26 last year to take part in the January 26 'kisan parade' on tractors in the national capital, farm union leaders have said. Delhi Police said the protesting farmers have not given anything in writing regarding the route of the …

Senior Delhi Police Officers Meet Farmer Leaders Protesting Against Centre's Agri Reforms
4 years ago

Senior Delhi Police Officers Meet Farmer Leaders Protesting Against Centre's Agri Reforms

News 18  

Senior Delhi Police officers including Deputy Commissioner of Police Vijayanta Arya on Sunday met representatives of farmer unions protesting against the Centre’s agricultural reforms. The meeting came days ahead of Republic Day when the farm unions plan to take out a ‘Kisan Parade’ to the national capital from different parts of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to press their demand …

The farmers’ protest, truths and half-truths
4 years ago

The farmers’ protest, truths and half-truths

The Hindu  

The farmers’ protest that currently ring-fences Delhi resists resolution as the air is dense with contrary sets of truths and half-truths. Protesters’ truth Farmers of Punjab and Haryana alone provide as much as 45% of the marketable surplus of wheat and rice by leveraging Agricultural Produce Market Committee regulations and the Minimum Support Price. So the farmers’ demand is not …

Maharashtra farmers' 'vehicle march' to Delhi shows expanding mass mobilisation against Centre's agri laws
4 years ago

Maharashtra farmers' 'vehicle march' to Delhi shows expanding mass mobilisation against Centre's agri laws

Firstpost  

The Centre faces the prospect of farmers from Maharashtra joining their counterparts from northern states in Delhi, in an agitation that continues to gather steam. The Centre, already caught in a bind over the protests, faces the prospect of farmers from Maharashtra joining their counterparts from northern states in Delhi in an agitation that continues to gather steam. This comes …

Farmers adamant on their demand of repealing agri laws as Delhi records season's lowest temp
4 years ago

Farmers adamant on their demand of repealing agri laws as Delhi records season's lowest temp

Firstpost  

Centre continued its pro-reform campaign on Saturday as well, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterating that the laws brought by his government six months ago have started benefiting farmers without elaborating Farmers protesting against the three recent agri laws remained steadfast in their demands of repealing the legislations as Delhi recorded its coldest day on Saturday. Meanwhile, BJP’s Rajasthan ally …

In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board
4 years ago

In agri-reforms, go back to the drawing board

The Hindu  

The purpose of agriculture reforms is to increase farmers’ incomes. The problem of low incomes in India’s agriculture sector is a complex systems problem which cannot be solved by agriculture experts alone. Economists point, wistfully, to the firmness with which bold reforms were brought about in 1991, and how the government stood up to the ‘Bombay Club’ of industrialists who …

Poor Farmers, Small Landholdings & Low Crop Yield Crisis: Why India Desperately Needs Farm Reforms
4 years ago

Poor Farmers, Small Landholdings & Low Crop Yield Crisis: Why India Desperately Needs Farm Reforms

News 18  

When it comes to agriculture, India is a land of contradictions. India is one of the top producers of several crops in the world but when it comes to productivity parameters, i.e., crop produced per unit of land, we are yet laggards. However, when it comes to the agricultural yield, or amount of crop produced per unit of land, we …

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