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Many farmers across the country are protesting against debt waiver. In the past few months, many farmers have lost their lives and there are no signs of this trend slowing down or ending.

The endless struggle of the hill farmers

The government provides cheap loans for farmers, but they do not pay any attention to the markets for their crops.

11 Dec 2017 12:14 AM IST

Sitaram Yechury

Yechury attacks Centre, says govt treating farmers like 'terrorists'

The CPI-M has demanded a law which gives right to farmers to sell their produce at Maximum Support Price (MSP).

21 Jun 2017 12:47 PM IST

Prajapati left a suicide note addressed to the police, in which he blamed his wife and her lover for his extreme step.

2 more Madhya Pradesh farmers end life

A case of abetment to suicide will be registered against the money lender, police said.

21 Jun 2017 1:42 AM IST

The government has approved domestic procurement of 10 lakh tonnes of pulses, comprising 5 lakh tonnes each in kharif and rabi marketing seasons.

Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 80 per qtl, pulses by up to Rs 400 per qtl

Urad MSP is now Rs 5,400 per quintal against Rs 5,000 in the previous year.

20 Jun 2017 6:06 PM IST

Growers of other crops like onions, tomatoes and potatoes are also protesting due to steep falls in the prices of their produce and the absence of the government buying. (Photo: ANI Twitter)

India raises rice, cotton buying prices as farmers' protests mount

Prices paid to local farmers for common grade paddy rice are to be raised by 5.4 per cent to 1,550 rupees per 100 kg.

20 Jun 2017 12:44 PM IST

The farmers agitation demanded blanket waiver on all loans to any person fulfilling the criteria of a farmer.

Farmers set ablaze mock loan waiver doc

Maharashtra government has said it will disclose the details of the loan waiver by the end of October.

19 Jun 2017 1:39 AM IST

Expressing serious concern over a number of farmers committing suicide across the country. (Representational image)

Another MP farmer ends life by hanging self

The state government has earmarked Rs 12,000 crore for the purpose, an official spokesman said on Sunday.

19 Jun 2017 1:24 AM IST

Some agricultural experts and farmers, however, are calling the impending strike a political stunt.

Nashik farmers to go on strike from June 1

Farmers from 120 villages in Dindori, Niphad and Chandwad tehsils will not sow seeds from the beginning of the Kharif...

29 April 2017 6:11 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley during a conversations on C Peter Mc Colough Series on International Economics at Council on Foreign Relations in New York City. (Photo: PTI)

Why not begin to tax rich farmers?

The political class is scared of even speaking about this, fearing they would be seen as anti-farmer.

28 April 2017 3:00 AM IST

Sale of Cotton started well at Rs 5,500 Rs 6,000 per quintal but dropped to Rs 800.

Agriculture sector takes a hit

Price of cauliflower has fallen to Rs 5 while it sells at Rs 10 in retail.

5 Dec 2016 1:20 AM IST

Labourers at the Narela market. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

Farmers in dire straits due to currency ban

Rural communities, who had been reeling under nearly two years of drought were looking forward to the rabi crop.

2 Dec 2016 2:27 AM IST