Page 4 - Farmers In India

Modi disburses Rs 12,000 cr to 60 mn farmers under PM Kisan Samman Yojana

Modi said at a function in Tumakuru where he disbursed Rs 12,000 crore to 60 million beneficiaries under the government scheme in one go.

Farmers to earn 9% profit over lower kharif, higher rabi output: CRISIL

Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra, Rajasthan and Odisha had crop damage due to excess rain and floods

Transferring fertiliser subsidy

Farmers do not favour direct cash transfer

Over 1.8 mn farmers have joined PM-KMY scheme: Narendra Singh Tomar

Tomar said that a budgetary provision of Rs 900 crore has been made for the year 2019-20 and there is no State-wise allocation of funds under the Scheme

After kharif season loss, abundant late monsoon gives farmers hope

For millions of farmers in northern, central and western India, the excessive rain this monsoon season did aggravate problems but have also given hope of a good rabi harvest

Maharashtra govt's Rs 10,000 crore relief to farmers inadequate, says NCP

Former Maharashtra deputy chief minister Pawar made the remarks after attending a meeting of NCP leaders convened by party president Sharad Pawar

New solutions for Indian farming

The use of digital platforms can transform delivery mechanisms for agriculturists, reducing costs and turning their vocation into a potentially remunerative one

64% farmers don't prefer cash transfer for fertilisers, says survey

Most farmers prefer the current form of DBT being used just to identify beneficiaries.

Indian farmers, small businesses will soon travel to woo investors in US

Swadeshi Jagran Manch to lead delegation, will try to make investors understand Indian challenges

PM Kisan Yojana: Govt to bring 100 mn farmers under coverage by year-end

Around 5.88 crore small farmers have so far received the first tranche of Rs 2,000 each under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) and 3.40 crore peasants have got the second instalment

Australia varsity to invest AUD 5 mn to help Indian farmers double income

Australia's WSU has forged a partnership with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and thirteen state agricultural universities as part of a new initiative

Farmers shifting to safer paddy, cane from riskier crops to boost income

Even within paddy, there is an increasing shift towards non-Basmati varieties, says the report which attributes this to the higher MSP for normal rice

Four poll-bound states announce a slew of measures to woo farming community

Many measures are short-term ones to only garner votes, say critics

Treble India's share in farm exports to double farmers' income: Study

WTO estimates global export in agricultural products at over $1,500 billion annually

Cities: Our policy orphans

India's farm to non-farm transition is being murdered by bad urbanisation

Uttar Pradesh: Debt-ridden farmer's body found from a pond in Sambhal

The farmer was upset due to the non payment of loans taken by him from different financial institutions