Why is Dilli Chalo 2018 a unique protest march by farmers?
P Sainath, noted grassroot journalist and founder editor of People's Archive of Rural India, talks about why this farmer protest is unique? About …
Why MSP will not provide even minimum support to farmers
With a projected 5-25% rise in input prices of fuel, agricultural rentals and agrochemicals, the new MSPs for kharif crops will not lead to any gains
Indian agriculture is under an invisible emergency
At a time when farmers strive to get the right price for crops, more money in their hands can help reignite the country's economy
Continued low expenditure in 'Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce' scheme
The MSP for MFP scheme was launched in 2013-14, aimed at improving the financial condition of forest-dwelling communities living in the …
For India, the fight at WTO will be about food security
India needs to find a permanent solution to the problem of public stock holding, as it is a matter of survival for hundreds of millions of people
As Rajasthan government stops buying mustard, farmers resort to distress selling
Rajasthan contributes 50 per cent of total mustard production in India, but Centre-State dispute is hurting farmers' interest
Climate change in India: Either adapt or perish in Rajasthan
As desert receives more rains, big farmers experiment with cash crops and small and marginal farmers abandon farming
Two seasons of separation and a deep political desperation
It feels good that agriculture features high in political discourse but, again, it is misdirected
Farmers need support, period
It is time we talked about the real cost of our food, about how to benefit farmers who grow our food
India's climate quandary
The National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture, India's flagship programme that aims to make Indian villages climate-proof, is at …
Doubling farmers’ income by 2022 a challenge: NABARD official
When most of the terms of trade are against farmers, doubling their income by 2022 will be a challenge unless we address the post-production issues
India is producing less coffee. Here's why
Extreme weather events in August 2018 in coffee producing areas of Kerala and Karnataka led to a dip of around 20 per cent in the total coffee …
Hike in wheat MSP unlikely to help distressed farmers
The recent hike in Minimum Support Price on wheat will still not meet the Centre’s promise to ensure MSP 50 per cent higher than the cost …
Stop importing black pepper, it’s causing price crash: growers to Centre
Despite a ban on sale of pepper under Rs 500 per kg, its price has dipped to Rs 335 per kg owing to imports from Vietnam, Sri Lanka
Small, marginal farmers hit hard by poor paddy procurement in Bihar
Govt agencies have procured hardly 11 per cent of targeted procurement of paddy since November 15 last year
Only 15% landholders earn 91% of total national income
Income inequality makes agrarian crisis challenging; inequality is worse among farmers than the formal economy
Low food inflation is bad news for farmers
Prices of some vegetables plummeted by 60 per cent between July 2016 and April 2017, further aggravating agrarian crisis
Opposition unites on agrarian crisis, Centre yet to reply to farmers' demands
Farmer organisations have urged the Centre to pass two pass bills to free farmers from indebtedness and guarantee price for their produce
Why are Indian farmers protesting?
Farmers all over India are protesting against the government to get fair prices for their agricultural produce. Down To Earth explains the …
Another set of distressed farmers protest, but does govt get a hint?
One more farmer protest in the national capital makes headlines, but it may have just added to the long list of such outcries
Boom in farm produce not reason enough to celebrate
Farmers are in distress owing to low farm prices, poor logistics for transport and government-assured purchases
Future of Indian agriculture and small farmers: Role of policy, regulation and farmer agency
The distress among small farmers in India is market-driven to a large extent in both ways — too much protection (minimum support price) or …
Six farmers shot dead during protest in Madhya Pradesh
Farmers across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra are demanding loan waiver and also higher prices for their produce like onion and pulses
Much to farmers' dismay, Centre slashes prices of non-timber forest products
Modi government’s attempt at rationalising prices of forest products is likely to hit Adivasi farmers the most
Pulse paradox
A record production of pulses is in the offing. But neither farmers nor consumers stand to benefit because the government is withdrawing …