Agri trade is booming this fiscal, but April-Oct basmati exports fell 23% since last year
APEDA says basmati exports have dipped due to stock pile-up. But a top industry leader says high freight charges and issues over maximum residue levels […]
Farmer Protest
India’s Farmers March to the Hollow Halls of Parliament
By Priyanka Borpujari India’s farmers have had enough and are making their voices heard in the nation’s capital. New Delhi: Sanjay Sathe is an onion farmer […]
Marching to Parliament is no solution to farmers’ woes
By Markandey Katju New Delhi: It has been reported that a march by farmers coming from all over India is being planned by the All […]
Why workers & peasants are agitating
By Amitava Guha Land reforms and redistribution of land are a major measure that will not only provide a source of income and security for the […]
Here’s Why Farmers Across India Have Been – and Are Still – Protesting
By Kabir Agarwal Farmers are asking for a higher minimum support price, something that the government claims to have already provided. But how it is being […]
Explainer: Why is India’s Agriculture in Crisis?
By P.G. Ambedkar Farmers are agitating, or committing suicide or abandoning farming altogether In the past few years, India has seen a series of farmers’ protests […]
India’s worsening agrarian crisis demands a swift shift in policy
By Kadayam Subramanian The fatal shooting by police of five farmers during a protest June 6 in the Madhya Pradesh city of Mandsaur was a […]
Farmer agitations point to a deeper problem in our agricultural system
By Prakash Bakshi With loan waivers granted on Sunday to farmers in Maharashtra, and to farmers in Uttar Pradesh in April, Madhya Pradesh’s agriculturalists continue […]