Articles for Farmers Told

Europe farming wealth gap sows anger
1 month ago

Europe farming wealth gap sows anger

China Daily  

A farming union representative takes part in a protest against the EU-Mercosur deal in Agen, France, on Tuesday. Analysis by the UK newspaper The Guardian showed that during the last 15 years, the wealth gap has doubled, at the same time as the number of small farms has fallen by a quarter, with a study by an environmental group in …

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ACCC inquiry hears supermarkets lure customers with sales at farmers' expense
1 month, 1 week ago

ACCC inquiry hears supermarkets lure customers with sales at farmers' expense

ABC  

A national vegetable grower group has told the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission supermarket inquiry that specials are used as "clickbait" to lure in shoppers, sometimes at the expense of growers' profits. Mr Crisera claimed loss-leader fruit at Aldi created a "false market price" for growers, who were also supplying Coles and Woolworths. Aldi said it often reduced retail prices …

Independent Farmers Inquiry Prices Price Told Aldi
Chhattisgarh: Cong promises free treatment facility, ₹10k a year for landless
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: Cong promises free treatment facility, ₹10k a year for landless

Live Mint  

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Sunday announced free treatment facilities up to ₹10 lakh for the poor if the party retains power in the state. Addressing an election rally in Rajnandgaon, the Congress MP from Wayanad constituency in Kerala promised to provide ₹10,000 per year to landless rural labourers if the party retains power. …

Congress Party Farmers Gandhi Chhattisgarh
Farmers told to cultivate high yielding varieties during Kharif
1 year, 7 months ago

Farmers told to cultivate high yielding varieties during Kharif

Deccan Chronicle  

KARIMNAGAR: The Agricultural Research Station here organised a meeting of farmers at its adopted Nagula Malliala village in Kothapalli mandal of Karimnagar on Wednesday. Speaking on the occasion, agriculture scientist Dr. G. Usharani advised farmers to cultivate high-yielding varieties of seeds that are suitable for Kharif season. In this context, Usharani advised farmers to attend the Seed Melas being organised …

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'Parkash Singh Badal Deeply Understood Punjab’s Link with Agriculture': Farmer Leaders Remember Akali Dal Giant
1 year, 7 months ago

'Parkash Singh Badal Deeply Understood Punjab’s Link with Agriculture': Farmer Leaders Remember Akali Dal Giant

News 18  

Punjab’s tallest political leader, Parkash Singh Badal, was also a farmer leader. I told him that it will be destructive for farmers and he did not go ahead with it.” He added: “He was a statesman, who listened to his opponents – a quality which is now lost.” Another farmer leader Harmeet Qadian took to Twitter after Badal’s demise. On …

Agriculture Farmers Punjab Sharma Singh Randhawa Farmer
Davos 2023: Idris Elba urges world leaders to help small farmers, bats for food security
1 year, 11 months ago

Davos 2023: Idris Elba urges world leaders to help small farmers, bats for food security

New Indian Express  

Almost a decade later, the versatile artist is back in the Swiss Alpine village with his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, in a very different role: as an advocate for food security and efforts to combat climate change. During his previous gig in 2014, "messaging was, you know, 'have a good time guys'," Elba, who has been spinning discs since age …

Climate Change World Food Security Elba Davos Half The World
In Delhi, KCR discusses BRS pro-farmer policies
2 years, 2 months ago

In Delhi, KCR discusses BRS pro-farmer policies

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: TRS president and Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday reportedly held discussions for the second day at his official residence in Delhi with party MPs and few senior leaders on national politics and expanding BRS activities to various states after Munugode bypoll. Rao is learnt to have told party leaders that the welfare programmes the Telangana government was implementing …

Delhi Maharashtra Leaders Rao Party Leaders Brs Told Party
Police search for vanished farmer’s wife in 1982 was delayed, murder jury told
2 years, 5 months ago

Police search for vanished farmer’s wife in 1982 was delayed, murder jury told

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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Retired “gentleman farmer” David Venables, …

Search Report His Wife Retired Venables Kempsey Mr Ashley
UK dairy farmers told to throw milk away due to shortage of lorry drivers
3 years, 3 months ago

UK dairy farmers told to throw milk away due to shortage of lorry drivers

The Independent  

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Milk Nfu Shortage Lorry Drivers Farmers Told Uk Dairy
Red Fort Violence: Was Exercising My 'Fundamental Right' to Protest, Deep Sandhu Tells Court
3 years, 8 months ago

Red Fort Violence: Was Exercising My 'Fundamental Right' to Protest, Deep Sandhu Tells Court

News 18  

Actor-activist Deep Sidhu, arrested in connection with the Red Fort violence on the Republic Day, Thursday told a Delhi court that he did not instigate anyone to cause violence and was only exercising his ‘fundamental right’ to protest. Sidhu was arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red Fort violence on the Republic Day during farmers’ tractor parade against …

Violence Counsel Court Red Accused Sidhu Fort
Farmers' protest will spread to all of India, will take out rally of 40 lakh tractors: Rakesh Tikait
3 years, 10 months ago

Farmers' protest will spread to all of India, will take out rally of 40 lakh tractors: Rakesh Tikait

India Today  

The farmers' agitation will keep moving forward and even spread to the rest of the nation, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said on Tuesday. In an exclusive conversation, Rakesh Tikait told India Today, "Now, a rally of 40 lakh and not four lakh tractors will be taken out." Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's criticism of agitation-savvy individuals, Rakesh …

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SAD Leader Manjinder Sirsa Claims Uttar Pradesh Police Arrests Him; Pilibhit SP Denies Charge
3 years, 11 months ago

SAD Leader Manjinder Sirsa Claims Uttar Pradesh Police Arrests Him; Pilibhit SP Denies Charge

News 18  

Shiromani Akali Dal national spokesperson Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Thursday claimed he was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police in Pilibhit district of the state. “Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested me at Bilaspur, Pilibhit. My offence – I have been raising voice for farmers’ rights and even Supreme Court also recognises the farmers” right to protest. My offence – I …

Farmers Arrested Sirsa Pilibhit Uttar Pradesh Police Upp
'You Are At Liberty To Invoke All Powers Under Law' : Supreme Court Tells Centre On Plea To Stop Tractor Rally
3 years, 11 months ago

'You Are At Liberty To Invoke All Powers Under Law' : Supreme Court Tells Centre On Plea To Stop Tractor Rally

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday told the Delhi Police that it is the 'first authority' to decide whether protesting farmers can be granted entry into the national capital or not. The observation was made by the Chief Justice of India while hearing an application filed by the Delhi Police seeking for an injunction against the tractor rally proposed to be …

India Delhi Supreme Court Republic Day Farmers Union Order
Supreme Court says talks with farmers won't work without open mind, may form panel to resolve deadlock
4 years ago

Supreme Court says talks with farmers won't work without open mind, may form panel to resolve deadlock

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a bunch of pleas on the farmers’ protest and issued a notice to the Centre and state governments over the pleas that sought removal of the farmers from the Delhi border points. CJI Bobde said, “Farmers perceive the laws are against them and your negotiation is bound to fail again unless you do so …

Supreme Court Court Farmers Farmer Open Mind
Assurance on MSP & Mandis, Allowing Courts to Hear Appeals: Govt's Offer to Farmers as Deadlock Persists
4 years ago

Assurance on MSP & Mandis, Allowing Courts to Hear Appeals: Govt's Offer to Farmers as Deadlock Persists

News 18  

The start itself was unpromising. Rakesh Tikait of BKU announced on Tuesday afternoon that 13 farmer leaders are meeting Home Minister Amit Shah at 7pm. But an hour past the designated time, Tikait was sitting in his vehicle outside Shah’s Krishna Menon Marg residence, frantically calling up officials, trying to figure out what happened to the meeting. Farmer leaders will …

Farmers Proposal Shah Meeting Farmer Farmer Leaders Tikait
Farmers' agitation gives birth to viral songs of resistance from Punjab
4 years ago

Farmers' agitation gives birth to viral songs of resistance from Punjab

India Today  

As the farmers’ agitation continues against the Centre’s farm laws, several songs of resistance have gone viral, echoing all the way from Punjab to Delhi. We are all connected with the soil," said singer Kanwar Grewal, the voice behind the popular protest songs “Ailaan” and “Pecha” that support the farmers’ agitation, told news agency PTI. He has also penned and …

Solidarity Delhi Farmers Protest Song Songs Punjab