Capital labour rush
A drought-like condition at home and long-term employment opportunity in Amaravati, the new capital of Andhra Pradesh, are fuelling migration …
Whitefly lesson
A few villages in Haryana successfully grow cotton amid widespread destruction of the crop by whitefly in the region
Is new land bill up to mark?
Draft land bill proposes higher compensation for land acquisitions, but complaints persist
FARM IP, ENTER WIPO
Developing countries will now have to battle IP issues related to new agricultural technologies at WIPO instead of WTO
Curse of limestone
Farmers from 12 Rajasthan villages refuse to part with fertile land for cement companies
Why the new farm laws will not level the playing field
Creation of unregulated private points of sale will only ensure that the produce continues to be sold as before — at below MSP and without …
Food safety
In the wake of genetically-modified food flooding the Indian markets, 25 farmers' groups call for a 10-year moratorium on such food
Ecofriendly subsidies proposed
EU plans to give more weightage to environmental and public safety norms by amending agricultural policy
EU threat to farmers
Free trade pact with EU will have a severe impact on Indian agriculture, specially the dairy sector
Agrarian crisis: farmers from 15 states protest at Delhi Jantar Mantar
They demand moratorium on land acquisition; farmers' suicides, falling incomes and GMOs on list of concerns
Permanent farmer status for Maharashtra farmers who lose land to projects
Till now, the status was granted to farmers and heirs only for ten years from time of land acquisition
Out of favour
Focus on Alphonso has resulted in neglect of native mango varieties grown in the Western Ghats, some of which are on the brink of extinction
Everybody’s loss
Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit farmers
Japanese biopiracy of our Ballia barley
Japan’s Sapporo brewery patents Indian barley gene without giving benefit to farmers
Not a waste until wasted
Punjab farmers burn straw after harvest. It is time to exploit the potential of this agro-waste
INEVITABLE TRAGEDY
SOPAN JOSHI travels through Andhra Pradesh, only to find that beyond the immediate crisis of state-wide farmers' suicide lies one decade of …
More than 50% of India’s tribal population has moved out of traditional habitats
Tribals are quitting farming fast; every second household now survives on manual labour in an informal economy
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 …
Villagers win brewing forest rights fight in Odisha
The Odisha government had to scrap a Rs 102 crore brewing project when resolute villagers braved the government and police to protect felling of …
As climate changes, Himalayan farmers return to traditional crops
Traditional crops and new innovations are offering farmers in the Himalayan region a way to deal with the challenges of climate change, but there …
EU subsidies benefit big farms while underfunding greener and poorer plots
At least 24 billion Euros a year goes to support incomes in the richest farming regions of the EU with the fewest farm jobs
Amid cold, heat, suicides, January 26, COVID-19, farmer protests complete 6 months
The farmers protesting on Delhi’s borders observed May 26 as a ‘Black Day’ and vowed to continue the protests
COVID-19: Dip in milk sales leave 1.5 million farmers in the lurch in Odisha
Several milk purchasing firms have either stopped lifting milk products or reduced the share of products they used to buy following a two-week …
Why I would not advocate vegetarianism
Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs.