Himachal apple growers left high and dry as commission agents dupe them

The farmers are organising themselves to press for a key law supposed to protect them, to be implemented properly

Deadlock between Centre, Punjab unions leaves wheat tillers in limbo at sowing time

Urea and di-ammonium phosphate are in extremely short supply in the state as both sides slug it out

COVID 19: Punjab’s rural economy takes a big hit

Small farmers, labourers among the worst-hit; wheat harvest under cloud

COVID-19 lockdown a pause in Himachal’s exotic vegetable success story

Demand for produce plummets, forcing most farmers to throw away the crop or feed it to cattle  

Himachal farmers now poisoning monkeys

Farmers have confirmed this development, which means the whole issue takes an entirely new dimension

Why Bhavnagar farmers oppose limestone mining

Letter to high court-appointed panel lists reasons

Land reforms needed for Punjab’s marginalised farmers, farm workers: Study

Research shows that bigger the farm, greater are the consumption levels; also, caste-based discrimination becomes overt at higher levels of living

Punjab bats for direct seeding of rice. But will it help farmers?

Lack of migrant labourers in the wake of COVID-19-fuelled reverse migration has prompted state government to abandon traditional transplantation …

COVID-19: Sitharaman’s ‘agri bouquet’ does not cut ice with farm experts

Farmers need immediate help rather than plans for the future, they say

Dalit farmers in Kasauli march to common grazing land

They held a cattle grazing drive to show they won’t give grazing rights on the land, which the upper castes claim is theirs

Small farmers, daily wagers take to vegetable retail selling in Himachal due to lockdown

The development is being seen as a positive outcome of the COVID-19 lockdown

Why are Punjab farmers unhappy despite loan waiver, cash in hand

The issue of farm distress needs to be taken up as a long-term project and should not be looked through the prism of small-term electoral gains

COVID-19: Sitharaman’s second tranche of economic stimulus fails to enthuse

Experts question announcements made for street vendors, small and marginal farmers and migrant workers

Has the Narmada dream been oversold by Gujarat politicians?

The Narmada project continues to be an effective political tool that has been used by all the parties whenever polls come near