A decade after Avtar Singh committed suicide unable to bear the pressure to repay farm loan; his two sons took the same fatal route. Roop Singh, 40, and his younger brother Basant Singh, 32, jumped into the Bhakra canal in Punjab. They...
Thursday, November 22, 2018
Providing An Assured Monthly Income is the First Step Towards Addressing Agrarian Crisis
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
To create private markets, Maharashtra deregulates APMC Act
A typical mandi scene -- Pic courtesy Hindu Business LineIt is not unusual for wheat and paddy grown in adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh to find its way into Haryana mandis. But at the peak of the paddy procurement season this year, a lot of paddy procured...
Sunday, November 11, 2018
When electoral promises shower, ask where is the money left for agriculture
The only time farmers appear on the economic radar screen of the country is when elections are around the corner. I have seen this happening for nearly 30 years now, and all political parties irrespective of their colour and ideology have been following...
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
Where does a farmer figure in electoral politics?
Courtesy: BBC.comSuperstar Amitabh Bachchan couldn’t believe his ears. On the hot seat in front him on the Kaun Banega Crorepati show sat a small farmer from Maharashtra, farming in 4-acres of land. When asked how much would he be earning in a year,...
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