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    • Tackling farmer distress requires imaginative long-term solutions

      Farm loan waivers have been in vogue for decades, but have done little by way of materially altering the fortunes or sustainability of Indian farming

    • Coronavirus lockdown: Why is this a bitter Baisakhi for farmers?

      Handling of produce was usually done by migrant labourers, who are away due to the lockdown.

    • Watch: Big Story | What happens to rabi crops during lockdown?

      In this edition of Big Story, we explain the issues being faced by the farm community and the steps government can take to mitigate the impact of the crisis.

    • Farmers suicide: Relief issue should be raised in Parliament, says Vijayan

      The Union government needs to take a stand regarding the agricultural loans taken by farmers from commercial banks, he said on Friday in a reply to the letter written by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.

    • In new Andhra capital Amaravati, farmers fear uncertainty if CM Chandrababu Naidu loses power

      YSRCP chief Jagan Mohan Reddy has maintained stoic silence on Amaravati in his election manifesto or rallies

    • Commodities@Moneycontrol | Sugar prices falls across India

      Here's a roundup of the commodities market.

    • Editor's Take | Will the Rs 75,000 crore farm relief package actually help farmers?

      Sakshi Batra gets in conversation with Gaurav Choudhury, Deputy Executive Editor, Moneycontrol, to discuss the feasibility of farm relief package.

    • Opinion | Odisha’s KALIA is the best scheme yet to address rural distress

      If the project succeeds, it will enable farmers to produce efficiently, making the best use of finite resources such as land and water

    • Govt studying NITI Aayog's area-based package for distressed farmers: Report

      Under the area-based income compensation scheme, farmers would be paid the difference between the actual price they receive and the government’s minimum support price

    • Opinion | Will 2019 bring good luck for Indian farmers?

      If the new government elected in 2019 talks less and acts more, Indian farmers will benefit

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