Indian Farmers

US President Donald Trump on July 7 said Washington is close to making a deal with India while announcing new tariffs against 14 nations including Myanmar, Cambodia and Thailand, among others.

Farm Sector Initiatives: How govt schemes like PM-KISAN, PMFBY can transform India’s rural economy

India’s farming sector employs over 60% of the workforce and is the backbone of our economy. To support our farmers, the government has launched multiple schemes that provide financial aid, crop insurance, access to modern technology, and promote sustainable farming. In this video, we break down the Top Government Schemes for Farmers in India that can help farmers boost productivity, increase income, and manage risks effectively.

Indian farmers to benefit from suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, says Shivraj Chouhan

The government will work on a short, mid and long-term plans to use the water to help Indian farmers, Chouhan has said

Piyush Goyal hails farmers for production boost, making India self-sufficient

Regarding the Minimum Support Price (MSP), Goyal explained that it currently guarantees farmers a price that is 50% higher than their actual cost of production, which provides an attractive return on investment.

Farm Uneasy | Despite government push, three crops a year still a distant dream for Punjab 

Non-assurance of a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their produce, low market prices and government procurement plus lack of storage options are driving Punjab farmers to stay away from sowing a third annual crop.

Walmart Foundation announces grants worth $3.53 mn to support 1 mn small farmers in India

Walmart Foundation President Kathleen McLaughlin said, "The foundation's latest commitment to expanding market access for smallholder farmers in India builds on our efforts to identify solutions that can systemically help create shared value for all stakeholders."

Wheat growers fear crop loss as temperature hits above-normal range

While the maximum temperatures in Punjab and Haryana have been hovering above normal limits for several days, minimum temperatures too had registered an increase.

Budget 2023: Farm sector receives major boost as FM renews thrust on rural India

In order to help the agriculture industry, which continues to be one of the largest employment sector in the economy, the government regularly raises the farm credit objectives each year. Hence, the hike in agri-credit target is along expected lines.

Info Edge subsidiary SIHL to invest Rs 9.31 crore in agritech startup Gramophone

Gramophone is a full stack agritech platform for farmers. In an omnichannel model, the company offers agricultural inputs to farmers both directly and through local merchants.

Farmers stage protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, demand legal guarantee for MSP

The Congress’ unit for farmers also accused the BJP-led central government of not cooperating with farmers and reneging on its promises made to them following which, the year-long stir at Delhi borders was suspended.

We can’t double farmers’ incomes without leveraging agriculture exports

Farmers can benefit from a sensible agriculture export policy. Instead, exports are held hostage to a shortage mentality and knee jerk reactions to price spikes

MSP system should be reformed, less govt intervention crucial to agri growth: NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Chand batted for deferred deficiency price payments (DPP) as an alternative to the existing procurement based MSP structure.

India's wheat export boom brings a bonanza to farmers, and budget relief

Strong demand following Russia's invasion of Ukraine means growers are receiving the highest prices ever for their crops, while also easing pressure on the state's grain procurement agency which racks up huge debts as a buyer of last resort.

Agri exports likely to cross $50 bn this fiscal: Union Commerce Ministry

An increase in exports of these products has benefitted farmers in states like Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra, said the ministry.

In pics | Farmers start removing makeshift tents from Delhi border as year-long protest ends

Farmers have started vacating their protest site at Singhu on Delhi-Haryana border, ending their year-long agitation. The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, the umbrella body of 32 farmers' unions, announced the formal decision to end the stir on December 9.

Govt says no proposal under consideration to waive farmer loans

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Finance Bhagwat Karad said the Centre has not implemented any farm loan waiver scheme since 'Agriculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme (ADWDRS), 2008'.

PM Modi says farm sector needs post-harvest revolution; govt impetus on scientific ecosystem

PM Modi said the hardworking farmers have made record production of commodities despite the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Analysis: Why higher MSP alone won’t assure higher output of pulses and oilseed

Small increases in acreage for pulses and oilseeds are not enough. And measures such as higher MSP to encourage the cultivation of pulses and oilseed have not helped bring down the area under paddy.

Amid COVID chaos and protests, India's farmers eye record wheat crop

Indian Farmers are on track to gather a record 109 million tonnes this year, posing more headaches for a government that some experts say underestimated the strength of rural anger.

Farmers protest | Talks between Indian farmers, government reach stalemate

Farmers say the legislation passed by Parliament in September will lead to the cartelisation and commercialisation of agriculture, make farmers vulnerable to corporate greed and devastate their earnings.

Talks between government and farmers failed again, protest against new farm bills to continue

With the government refusing to revoke the legislation, the farmers pledged to continue blockading key highways linking the capital with the country's north. The two sides agreed to meet for more talks on January 8.

India's fabled farmers fear what the new law may reap

India's fabled farmers, often called “annadatta,” or "providers," have long been seen as the heart and soul of a country where the agriculture industry supports more than half of the people. But farmers have also seen their economic clout diminish over the last three decades. Once accounting for a third of India’s gross domestic product, they now account for only 15 percent of the country’s $2.9 trillion economy.

Huge support to farm reforms from most agrarian states, shows News 18 Network Survey

The survey showed that more than majority of the respondents believe farmers can get better prices under the new laws and they were in support of reforms and modernisation of Indian agriculture.

Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna seeks peaceful and fair solution to farmers' issue

Ro Khanna, 44, was recently elected for a third consecutive term from the congressional district representing Silicon Valley.

Ready for talks with government, but will first discuss repealing agri laws: Farmer leaders

Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border, farmer leader Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu said that thousands of farmers will start their 'Delhi Chalo' march from Rajasthan's Shahjahanpur through the Jaipur-Delhi Highway at 11 am on Sunday.