Agrarian Issues

Earlier, a shipment of mangoes was sent to Russia, which fetched the local farmers almost 10 times higher prices than local rates

On nine parameters, Punjab is a case of extremes: Excelling in some, while under severe stress in others

It should not have taken a Covid for this nation to rediscover that we are essentially an agrarian economy

Congress has already started its mass agitation in all districts of the country from November 5, which will continue till November 15 against 'rising unemployment, sinking economy and farm distress'.

Nearly 3.7 million farmers bought insurance for their kharif crop in 2016 but only 742,000 got payment for crop damage; the rest got paltry amounts