Indian Farmers

India's New Farm Laws Will Empower Farmers: Israeli Envoy

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 11, 2020

India's latest agricultural reform legislations will empower farmers and give them more options to sell their produce and earn maximum profits, Israeli envoy to India Ron Malka has said, citing his country's experience.

Blog: Why The Farm Bill May Not Be The 1991 Moment For Indian Farmers

Blog | Sreenivasan Jain & Mariyam Alavi | Wednesday October 7, 2020

Amid rising unrest, supporters of the Farm Bill inside and outside the government describe it as ushering in a 1991 moment for Indian farming, suggesting that this will liberate farmers from the clutches of state-run mandi's and middlemen-commission agents, paving the entry for corporate players who will offer farmers a better deal.

Farmers Driven To Debt As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic

India News | Reuters | Thursday August 27, 2020

Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertilizer as the monsoon sowing season approached.

No Labour Amid Covid, Indian Farmers Use Machines In "Watershed Moment"

India News | Reuters | Thursday July 23, 2020

India is the world's biggest exporter of rice and the world's second-biggest producer after China. Across the country's grain bowl states of Haryana and neighbouring Punjab, thousands of farmers have been forced by the coronavirus to mechanise planting.

In Lockdown, Indian Farmers Feed Broccoli, Strawberries To Cattle

India News | Reuters | Thursday April 2, 2020

As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are struggling to transport and sell in cities amid the three-week lockdown. Demand for such premium farm produce typically jumps in the summer, but with India's farm supply chain ...

Government To Spend Rs 25 Lakh Crore To Boost Rural Economy: President Ram Nath Kovind

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 31, 2020

The government has provided over Rs 43,000 crore to more than eight crore farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme and will spend Rs 25 lakh crore in coming years to boost the rural economy, President Ram Nath Kovind said on Friday.

Indian Man Borrows Rs 20,000 From Wife For Dubai Raffle, Wins $4 Million

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday August 4, 2019

An Indian farmer, who returned home after failing to find a job in Dubai, on Saturday ended up winning over $4 million in raffle, the tickets of which he bought with the money borrowed from his wife.

Kerala To Directly Purchase From North Indian Farmers With MSP

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday February 8, 2019

As India has been witnessing distressed farmers' protest in different states, Kerala's Left government has made a loud political point by announcing purchase of agricultural produce like onions, potatoes from North Indian farmers with a Minimum Support Price.

Blog: Modi Government's Own Data Exposes Farmers' Horrific Plight

Blog | Aunindyo Chakravarty | Wednesday December 5, 2018

The Modi Government's critics have long been saying that India's farmers are in trouble. Now, its own data shows that the critics were right all this time. GDP numbers for the second quarter of this fiscal, released last week, reveal how badly Indian agriculture is doing.

President Kovind Says Indian Farmer "Remarkably Adaptable" To Innovation

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 2, 2018

President Ram Nath Kovind praised farmers on Saturday, saying they have proven to be "remarkably adaptable" to innovation and bold in taking risk, which has helped India become an exporter of key agricultural and allied products.

"Betrayed Interests": Farmers Association Says Won't Vote For BJP In 2019

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 11, 2018

Accusing the BJP-led central government of "betraying" the farming community, the Consortium of Indian Farmers Association (CIFA) announced Wednesday its decision not to vote for the party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

India, US Closing In On Package Deal To Remove Trade Irritants

World News | Reuters | Tuesday September 18, 2018

Indian farmers and US manufacturers of medical devices could be among the main winners in a trade package under negotiation, as Washington and New Delhi look to remove long-standing irritants to ties, sources familiar with the talks said.

Opinion: Team Modi Creates Rural Time Bomb That Is Ticking Away - By Yashwant Sinha

Opinion | Yashwant Sinha | Monday May 14, 2018

The foot-march of over 35,000 farmers from Nashik to Mumbai in March this year attracted a lot of national attention and succeeded in highlighting the problems of the farmers. The numerous suicides by farmers earlier or the killing of six farmers in police firing in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh in June last year did not attract as much attention.

Part-Time Jobs Could Fix India's Farming Crisis, Say Experts

India News | Reuters | Thursday November 9, 2017

As farmers in India struggle with dwindling incomes and soaring costs, with huge debts triggering a wave of suicides, experts said one solution may be to only work part-time on the land.

Farmers' Anger Poses Growing Threat To PM Modi's 2019 Bid

India News | Archana Chaudhary and Ameya Karve, Bloomberg | Wednesday September 27, 2017

Anger over falling farm incomes has spilled onto streets across a swathe of India's largest states as farmers struggle with food price deflation and a breakdown of the informal agriculture economy.