How to empower women farmers to unlock agri economy
In India's rural villages, many women are often overlooked when it comes to securing a plausible income from their family's farmlands.
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Is it unfair for farmers to demand a guaranteed higher price?
Historic fall in farm households’ income in 2022-23 points to the agrarian crisis which calls for multipronged policy responses
India to WTO: For food security, find permanent solution to public stockholding
India believes WTO's farm subsidy rules could limit its ability to purchase food at government-set prices, as part of its public stockholding programmes for food security purposes.
Budget 2024: Crop insurance outlay on the rise
Crop insurance budgeted to increase by 41% from 2023 expenditure; 4 crore farmers benefit
Fertiliser, labour cost biggest challenge for Indian farmer: Bayer
42% of smallholder farmers expect changing weather to reduce their crop yields
Agri Takes the Digital Driveway
Accelerator fund for agri start-ups, digital public infrastructure for the farm sector, higher agri-credit allocation — digitisation is the way to go.
Centre to provide interest subsidy of 1.5% on short-term farm loans
The interest subvention will be applicable for lending short-term agri-loans up to ₹3 lakh to farmers; government has made budgetary provisions of ₹34,856 crore under the scheme.
Centre forms expert panel to make MSP more effective
The committee will also look into zero budget-based farming and explore the possibilities of changing crop patterns
Need for real-time dynamic distress index of farmers: NABARD study on farm loan waivers
The study concludes that farm loan waiver is more of a quick fix than a permanent solution.
Farmer agitation called off after Centre agrees to demands
Dissenting farmers will withdraw from the borders of Delhi and other locations; celebrations postponed as a mark of respect towards CDS Rawat’s demise.
