Around 1.98 million farmers have applied to sell wheat to govt agencies this year, against around 2.4 million during the same period last year
Farming contributes around 14% of the annual greenhouse gas emissions from India
Beyond what Sitharaman said about the procurement process in 2021-22, there are several dimensions to this
Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that once the party is re-elected to power, farmers will not have to pay electricity bills for the next five years.
Ex-Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said the Union budget failed to meet the expectations of farmers, women and people at large.
The central government not only reduced allocation for minimum support price (MSP) but also cut down the number of beneficiaries in the Budget, he said
Farmers of North India are claiming that huge imports of apples have affected their income and is hoping that the government in its Union Budget will bring in some change to provide relief to them.
Alleging betrayal by the Centre, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait announced a country-wide observance of "Betrayal Day" on Monday over farm issues.
Simply put, farmers are paying a higher price for their agri inputs and for services such as health and education, as compared to the price they receive on the sale of their produce
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday gave instructions to stop the auction of agricultural land of farmers who failed to repay the loans taken from commercial banks in the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted with BJP workers from his parliamentary constituency Varanasi and urged them to make farmers aware of the use of chemical-free fertilisers.
A day after the farmer unions gave ultimatum to the government on the issue of MSP, the Congress on Sunday questioned the government over the issue.
The United Nations World Food Programme and the Odisha government have joined hands to improve the food security of small and marginal farmers by strengthening their resilience to climate change.
Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday assured that the Central government will do everything in its capacity to ensure the income of the farmers of the North-Eastern region is doubled
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said that farmers do not want an apology from PM Narendra Modi adding that they do not want to tarnish his image abroad
After the farmers received a formal letter from the Centre agreeing to their pending demands on Thursday, farmers at the Singhu border calledoff their protest against the farm laws.
The arrogance of power has lost and the resilience of farmers has won, the Congress said on Thursday, as farmers suspended their over year-long protests at Delhi's borders
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi slammed the Central government for rising inflation and termed it insensitive towards farmers and common people
BKU leader Rakesh Tikait called for state-wise compensation and employment for the kin of farmers who lost their lives while agitating against the farm laws.
Both were well-intentioned but inadvertently kept several farmers out and in any case had complicated implementation protocols on MSP