Page 5 - Farmers Issues

Streamline logistics of perishables further to boost farmers' returns: CII

Access to credit remains a challenge for food processors while tractor makers face liquidity crunch

Highlights: Food, housing, jobs for poor in FM's new measures for lockdown

Migrant workers, small farmers and street vendors get attention in Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's new announcements.

Panic movement of migrant labour must not be encouraged: Ramesh Chand

Food prices in real terms will rise significantly this year helping growers, says NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Govt's second stimulus likely this week, may keep industry waiting

Small businesses, farmers, women, poor, migrant workers to benefit from latest measures for political messaging.

A fifth of Indian farmers may not get seed, fertiliser supplies this kharif

Labour shortages, transportation issues impede the movement from manufacturer to distributor and retailer

Don't chase numbers

FPOs will work well only if constraints are removed

Gujarat claims locust attack under control, assures compensation to farmers

Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests

Gujarat govt to compensate farmers affected by locust swarm attack

The state government on Friday said locusts in around 25% of affected area have been killed through pesticide spraying

Plug the gaps

Govt must address the glaring deficiencies of the Seed Bill

Govt yet to provide compensation to states for farmers' losses: Opposition

Opposition MPs said the farmers were hit by unseasonal rains, floods and demanded that the Centre should give immediate monetary relief

Pawar meets Modi on Maharashtra farm crisis; state govt logjam continues

The meeting comes amidst speculations that the NCP may cobble together an alliance with the BJP to form the government in the state

Rural distress: Untimely rains hit summer crops, delay winter sowing

The recent wet spell is also forcing farmers to delay sowing winter crops, placing a further drag on the rural economy at a time when India's economic growth has slumped to a six-year low

Cong-NCP seeks Maharashtra governor's appointment to discuss farmer issues

"We will meet the governor tomorrow if we are given an appointment," Chavan said

States should scrap APMCs, adopt eNAM for farmers' benefit: Sitharaman

e-NAM is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing APMC mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities

Fadnavis asks govt to ease insurance norms for rain-hit Maharashtra farmers

Fadnavis met Amit Shah in New Delhi and discussed the issue of farmers suffering losses due to untimely showers in various parts of the state in the last few weeks.

History keeper of Beni Ka Purwa

Small farmers aren't able to till their land anymore because of water scarcity.

64% farmers don't prefer cash transfer for fertilisers, says survey

Most farmers prefer the current form of DBT being used just to identify beneficiaries.

Indian farmers, small businesses will soon travel to woo investors in US

Swadeshi Jagran Manch to lead delegation, will try to make investors understand Indian challenges

PM Kisan Yojana: Govt to bring 100 mn farmers under coverage by year-end

Around 5.88 crore small farmers have so far received the first tranche of Rs 2,000 each under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) and 3.40 crore peasants have got the second instalment

Farmers' protest: Yechury warns of mass movement if demands not fulfilled

The CPIM leader said that the next protest will not remain confined to farmers alone