Farmers
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Around 50,000 hectare of agricultural land in Cuttack rainfed

The irony lies in the fact that the non-irrigated land in the district is surrounded by rivers and canals.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Bargarh farmers of Odisha cry foul over deduction in quantity 

Farmers alleged they incurred losses since millers deducted an average of 2-3 kg paddy from each bag during procurement.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Untimely and incessant rain leaves Bapatla salt farmers in distress

The farmers have requested the government and officials to take necessary action and provide subsidies to them and assist them to bear these losses.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Delay in paddy procurement arrears to farmers not our fault: Kerala Bank

The bank had handed over the list of pending disbursals to the supplyco and asked it to communicate it to the farmers.

published on : 26th May 2023
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Farmers demand desilting of channels in Kanniyakumari

Farmers' association functionary N Rakkisamuthu from Chenbagaramanputhur said that Kannipoo paddy cultivation has begun in most areas through the direct sowing method.

published on : 26th May 2023
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Tiruppur farmers allege medical waste dumped in Noyyal

New problems have cropped up now. Some individuals are dumping medical waste regularly in Noyyal river in Tiruppur.

published on : 25th May 2023
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Pilot project to extend bank loans to tenant farmers of Konaseema

The district administration has decided to facilitate bank loans up to Rs 1 lakh to the tenant farmers in 10 mandals of Konaseema under a pilot project.

published on : 22nd May 2023
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2022's repeat of early water release unlikely as Mettur dam storage 'insufficient', says PWD-WRD

The dam capacity stood at 89.94 tmcft and the storage level at 115.35 feet when its sluice gates were opened last year.

published on : 22nd May 2023
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Bring 100-metric tonne cold storage facility in Marungapuri regulated market: TN farmers

Sources of the horticulture department said said the taluk lacks the Uzhavar Sandhai required to sell the crops produced at a large scale here.

published on : 22nd May 2023
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Wrestlers' stir: Farmers climb over, shove aside barricades to reach protesters at Jantar Mantar

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) has announced a nationwide agitation in support of the protesting wrestlers.

published on : 8th May 2023
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State will purchase rain-soaked paddy too, KCR assures Telangana farmers

The government will also buy the rain-soaked paddy and pay the same amount that will be for the normal paddy, he assured the farmers.

published on : 3rd May 2023
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Unknown disease ruins paddy crop, dashes farmers’ hope in Odisha

They reported that the tip of their paddy crops first turned pale after which the entire plant got damaged.

published on : 26th April 2023
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Untimely rain brings relief in Andhra, ryots incur crop loss

In the last two days, nine people have lost their lives owning due to lightning strikes in Krishna, Prakasam and NTR districts.

published on : 26th April 2023
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Meet between two farmer groups for LBP modernisation to be held in TN on Wednesday

Due to this, every year, when water is released into the canal, there are leaks in many places.

published on : 26th April 2023
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Country run by dangerous people, 2024 is the last chance to get rid of BJP: Satya Pal Malik

Malik exhorted the farmers to stand united and fight for their rights.

published on : 25th April 2023
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100 acres of shrimp farms hit by white spot disease in Nagapattinam, loss estimated in crores

Shrimp farmers in Nagapattinam district are a worried lot as white spot disease has affected over 100 acres of shrimp farming over the past one month.

published on : 25th April 2023
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Tamil Nadu: e-NAM successful in providing better prices to tomato farmers

However, in most cases, the tomatoes are priced poorly and the farmers are exploited by middlemen.

published on : 24th April 2023
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In a first in Tiruchy, Thuvarankurichi regulated market to procure copra at MSP

While mentioning coconut cultivation as being taken up over 5,115 hectares in the district, department sources said that the market procurement rate for copra dropped below Rs 85/kg.

published on : 24th April 2023
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Rise in sweet lime prices brings cheer to farmers in Andhra Pradesh

Sweet lime is being cultivated in large extent in Anantapur, Kadapa and Nellore districts.

published on : 24th April 2023
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'Marginal farmers' don't get benefits out of govt schemes: Study

The study "Annual Survey of States of Marginal Farmers in India" was done by the Forum of Enterprises for Equitable Development (FEED).

published on : 21st April 2023
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