Page 27 - Farmers

Road to nowhere

Time for the Opposition to pull back on farm laws

Staring down Covid, agri among few sectors to grow in FY21 in arid economy

Agriculture is the only sector expected to clock a positive growth in 2020-21 as per the estimates released by MoSPI

Agriculture firms' stocks steady as farmers protest against contested laws

Stocks of agro-chemicals, fertilisers, and edible oils companies are slowing down as farmers continue their weeks-long protests in Delhi

Best of BS Opinion: Next step on vaccines, farmers' protest, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day.

Explained: How the Punjabi diaspora is influencing farmer agitation

The agitation is a massive alliance of unions - as many as 472 unions are associated with the movement, of which 32 are leading it upfront, and at least 40 involved in the talks with the governments

A dead end

Govt cannot accept extreme demands of farmers

Tamil Nadu govt announces Rs 600-crore relief assistance to 500,000 farmers

The assistance would be directly credited to the bank accounts of farmers from January 7

Food inflation in states with strong 'mandis' & those without: Status check

The following chart shows the average retail food and beverages inflation of Punjab and Haryana as compared with Bihar, where APMCs where made redundant few years back

Statsguru: 6 charts explain why Punjab stands out on India's agrarian scene

A new study on agricultural markets that goes deeper into the realities of farm marketing in India offers timely insights

Best of BS Opinion: PM's Muslim outreach, Covid-19 crisis, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Ready for talks based on facts; vested interests to blame for deadlock: PM

Reacting to the PM's allegation, the protesting farmers' unions alleged that it was an attempt to "divide and mislead" the farmers and said they wanted a legal guarantee on MSP

PM Modi defends farm laws, offers talks based on 'facts and logic'

Opposition parties pushing political agenda by opposing new farm laws, says Prime Minister at virtual event

Centre writes to protesting farmers, invites them for talks again

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi along with leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad met President Kovind

Farm solutions

States will be forced to pay attention to farmer needs

Farmers urge people to skip a meal on Kisan Diwas, pay homage to former PM

Kisan Diwas is the birth anniversary of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh

Role reversal at Singhu: Women coming out of woods; men behaving themselves

In the 'Tent City near the Singhu border, the ground zero of farmers agitation, Kanu Priya, 24, is giving instructions

J-K Guv pays tributes to former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh on Kisan Diwas

On the occasion of the National Farmers' Day (Kisan Diwas), Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh

Kisan Diwas 2020: All you need to know about Farmers' Day amid protests

Kisan Diwas 2020 or the National Farmers' Day 2020 is a day to celebrate the 'annadata' of the country.

Cisco agriculture challenge with prize purse of Rs 2 crore announced

Networking giant Cisco has partnered with nonprofit organisation The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation and the Indian government

Some movement, finally

Idea of a committee to address farmers' protests has merits