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Why Protesting Farmers Are Unable To Trust Government
The third rail of Indian politics has always been agriculture. While the economy has been partly liberalized since opening up to the world in 1991, the process has largely bypassed the three-fifths of Indians who depend for their livelihoods, directly or indirectly, on farming.
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5 Lessons For Politicians From Farmer Anger In These Elections
After the 2018 assembly election, perhapspolitical parties can muster up the commitment required to address these issues. After all, the rural voter is watching.
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"Will Walk Naked To Parliament If Demands Not Met": Tamil Nadu Farmers
The farmers' rally to parliament has been organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee.
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Walmart Foundation To Invest Rs 180 Crore For Farmer Support In India
Walmart Foundation today announced that it will invest about Rs 180 crore (USD 25 million) to improve farmers' livelihoods in the country over the next five years
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Battling Century's Worst Drought, Tamil Nadu Farmers Revive Traditional Grains
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, TAMIL NADU: For Nel Jayaraman, the realisation that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, Mr Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pes...
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Farmer's Daughters Who Pulled Plough Can Now Go To School
Bhopal: First came the denial, then warning, but finally, help did reach Sardar Barela and daughters Radha, 14, and Kunti, 11. Two days after a video footage showing the poor farmer in Madhya Pradesh using his two daughters pulling the plough emerged, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government has stepped in to help the tribal farmer in the Chief Ministe...
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Why The Farmer In Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Is So Angry
The violent protests in parts of Madhya Pradesh and the endemic agitation in Maharashtra point to a deeper malaise affecting Indian agriculture and agriculturists.
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Another crop failure in Tamil Nadu; farmers desperate
Paddy farmers in the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the rice bowl of the state, are heading for a second consecutive year of crop failure and are bracing for huge losses.Water from the Mettur reservoir, their lifeline was released quite late and now even though Karnataka has started to release Tamil Nadu's share of water from the Cauvery, it is ...
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Why Protesting Farmers Are Unable To Trust Government
The third rail of Indian politics has always been agriculture. While the economy has been partly liberalized since opening up to the world in 1991, the process has largely bypassed the three-fifths of Indians who depend for their livelihoods, directly or indirectly, on farming.
-
5 Lessons For Politicians From Farmer Anger In These Elections
After the 2018 assembly election, perhapspolitical parties can muster up the commitment required to address these issues. After all, the rural voter is watching.
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"Will Walk Naked To Parliament If Demands Not Met": Tamil Nadu Farmers
The farmers' rally to parliament has been organised by the All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee.
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Walmart Foundation To Invest Rs 180 Crore For Farmer Support In India
Walmart Foundation today announced that it will invest about Rs 180 crore (USD 25 million) to improve farmers' livelihoods in the country over the next five years
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Battling Century's Worst Drought, Tamil Nadu Farmers Revive Traditional Grains
THIRUTHURAIPOONDI, TAMIL NADU: For Nel Jayaraman, the realisation that hybrid seeds, chemical fertilisers and pesticides were making farmers more vulnerable to extreme weather came slowly. In fields near the town of Thiruthuraipoondi in Tamil Nadu, Mr Jayaraman saw yields falling and farmers’ debt rising as their reliance on modern seeds and pes...
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Farmer's Daughters Who Pulled Plough Can Now Go To School
Bhopal: First came the denial, then warning, but finally, help did reach Sardar Barela and daughters Radha, 14, and Kunti, 11. Two days after a video footage showing the poor farmer in Madhya Pradesh using his two daughters pulling the plough emerged, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government has stepped in to help the tribal farmer in the Chief Ministe...
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Why The Farmer In Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra Is So Angry
The violent protests in parts of Madhya Pradesh and the endemic agitation in Maharashtra point to a deeper malaise affecting Indian agriculture and agriculturists.
-
Another crop failure in Tamil Nadu; farmers desperate
Paddy farmers in the delta region of Tamil Nadu, the rice bowl of the state, are heading for a second consecutive year of crop failure and are bracing for huge losses.Water from the Mettur reservoir, their lifeline was released quite late and now even though Karnataka has started to release Tamil Nadu's share of water from the Cauvery, it is ...
