Tag: Farmers

Farmers should get quality fertilizers, seeds and pesticides under all circumstances – Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan

In the case of fake fertilizers, seeds and pesticides, the culprits should not be spared, the state should give strict punishment – Shri Chouhan Union Agriculture Minister Shri Chouhan said that we cannot remain a mute spectator to the complaints of farmers All departments should run joint campaign […]

India’s parliament passes bill to repeal controversial farm laws

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (Reuters) – India’s parliament on Monday passed a bill to repeal three laws aiming at deregulating agricultural markets, bowing to pressure from farmers who have protested for over a year to demand that the laws be rolled back. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration introduced […]

Farmers benefit from rental scheme of TAFE

Chennai, Sep 9 : Tractors and Farm Equipment (TAFE) on Thursday said it has offered 19,000 tractors to farmers under the free rental scheme of the company. The Massey Ferguson and Eicher tractors are the ones TAFE gave the farming community. TAFE, in a statement, claimed that within […]

Indian farmers driven to debt as banks turn risk-averse during pandemic

MUMBAI – Last month, Dnyaneshwar Siddhanth, a farmer from Maharashtra, was in desperate need of money to buy seed and fertilizer as the monsoon sowing season approached. But after being rejected by his bank for a loan despite several attempts, Siddhanth finally borrowed 150,000 Indian rupees ($2,021) from […]

Union Cabinet clears new initiative to control Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis to support the livestock rearing farmers

open view news desk Farmers associated with the animal husbandry sector to gain from this move During the Union Cabinet Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi today, the first since the outcome of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, a novel initiative was cleared that will benefit crores […]

SKUAST issues advisory for farmers

open view web desk SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 06: In view of untimely snowfall in the valley, Associate Director Extension (Agri.) today issued an advisory for the farmers of the valley. The farmers have been asked to adhere to the instructions issued by the department. According to the Advisory, the […]

Farmer commits suicide over debt burden in UP

Muzaffarnagar, Nov 6:  A 55-year-old farmer allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, with his family claiming that he was under stress due to debt burden in the district, police said. According to Subdivisional Magistrate Inder Kant Dwivedi, an inquiry has been ordered into the incident that took place Monday. […]

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