Government hikes MSP for wheat by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal

The minimum support prices for five other rabi crops were also increased.

Scroll Staff

· Sep 08, 2021 · 06:01 pm

In Andhra Pradesh, oil palm is bringing economic prosperity – but at what cost?

Many farmers who have switched to the crop are making more money, but the water table beneath them is falling dangerously.

Jency Samuel

· Jul 18, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Growers of world-famous Darjeeling tea are going organic

Pressure from international buyers and a need to preserve the soil is driving the switch.

Gurvinder Singh

· Jun 24, 2021 · 07:30 pm

In Assam, new rice varieties are a lifeline for farmers struggling to adapt to climate change

Flood-tolerant rice developed by Assam Agricultural University have come as a blessing for cultivators.

Varsha Torgalkar

· Jun 03, 2021 · 07:30 pm

In 12 years, 11 states have changed land ceiling laws that were meant to benefit farmers

The amendments have enable buy non-farmers to buy large parcels of agricultural land and put them to non-agricultural uses.

Flavia Lopes, IndiaSpend.com

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Mridula Chari, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 14, 2021 · 07:30 pm

Farm incomes in India did not rise despite the growth in agriculture sector amid lockdown

The government’s promise to double farmer incomes by 2022 is an unrealistic target, say experts.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Dec 30, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Once a world-leading lentil producer, Nepal is now forced to import dal

The country’s farmers are struggling with low productivity due to warmer and weather winters brought by climate change.

AR Joshi

· Nov 28, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Government intervention has failed to arrest the decline of saffron cultivation in Kashmir

Despite the GI label and Saffron Mission initiative, experts see little promise in efforts to revive the heritage crop.

Safina Nabi

· Nov 09, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Crackdown on ‘hoarding’ shows Modi government is still reluctant to allow farmers to trade freely

In the end, it seems the rhetoric of the ‘free market’ will only give freedom to large corporations – not Indian farmers.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Oct 30, 2020 · 07:51 pm

Naturally-coloured cotton from India could help reduce the environmental pollution caused by dyes

After more than three decades of research, an Indian variety of coloured cotton may be commercially released in 2021.

Meena Menon

· Oct 17, 2020 · 09:30 pm

Before the Centre, a few states had freed agriculture markets to attract investments – and failed

Economist R Ramakumar on the problems with the controversial farm bills passed by the Parliament.

Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com

· Sep 23, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Centre’s Farm Bills attempt to bypass state laws on agriculture. How can the states respond?

Rajasthan government has tried one approach: using pre-existing state laws in an attempt to nullify some of the Centre’s moves.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Sep 22, 2020 · 09:56 am