Rajasthan will waive farm loans of up to Rs 50,000, farmer protests end

State ministers had met representatives of protesting farmers on Tuesday.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 14, 2017 · 11:20 am

‘Nothing has changed since the protests’: Why farmers are still getting low prices for their crops

Only tomato fetches good money currently but most cultivators do not benefit.

Mridula Chari

· Jul 21, 2017 · 09:00 am

Karnataka: Cauvery basin reservoirs have 50% less water than they did last year

This year water will not be released for agriculture, said Water Resources Minister MB Patil.

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· Jul 18, 2017 · 12:16 pm

In the Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu, farmers no longer consider the summer crop to be viable

Water scarcity has devastated what was once a three-crop fertile region.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Jul 02, 2017 · 09:00 am

Centre approves Rs 795-crore drought relief fund for farmers in Karnataka

The state had sought Rs 3,310 crore from the central government.

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· Jun 29, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Farm protests: Why the government’s promise to buy crops at minimum support prices is often hollow

The support mechanism declared by the central government often exists only on paper.

Mridula Chari

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Abhishek Dey

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Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 26, 2017 · 09:00 am

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis announces Rs 34,000-crore farm loan waiver, MLAs to donate one month’s pay

Farmer organisations and the Opposition Congress had opposed the earlier cap of Rs 1 lakh on loan waiver per farmer.

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· Jun 24, 2017 · 05:33 pm

Farm loan waivers are not the same as corporate NPAs – and it’s tough to say which is worse

While both have huge monetary implications, farm loans directly come from the state budget while corporate non-performing assets have some hope of recovery.

Mayank Jain

· Jun 23, 2017 · 05:30 pm

‘Let them sell pakodas’: Maharashtra farmers do not benefit from growing even high-priced tur now

The minimum support price of Rs 5,050 per quintal barely covers the input cost, yet the going market rate is just about Rs 4,500.

Manas Roshan

· Jun 23, 2017 · 09:00 am

Kerala: Farmer commits suicide outside revenue office, official suspended

KP Joy, 56, had accused the officers of refusing to accept land tax from them.

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· Jun 22, 2017 · 05:52 pm

Venkaiah Naidu clarifies what he meant by saying farm loan waivers have become fashionable

The urban development minister had said such offers should be made only in extreme situations.

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· Jun 22, 2017 · 04:50 pm

A farm crisis is slowly brewing in Assam – and farmers are staging protests to draw attention to it

Farmers complain they do not have any support from the state in terms of irrigation or price guarantees for their cash crops.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 22, 2017 · 09:00 am