farmers
- Hyderabad
CGIAR, MANAGE join forces to bridge gender gap in agriculture
Hyderabad: CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform will collaborate with the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE) in designing activities that support women farmers to form producer groups and also provide them with…
- India
Manipur govt to provide security to farmers doing agricultural work: IGP
Imphal: The Manipur government will provide security to farmers engaged in agricultural work in the ethnic strife-hit state, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference at Police Headquarters…
- Business
Sitharaman tells banks to increase lending in agriculture sector, among small farmers
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday directed the public sector banks to increase the reach of priority sector lending in the agriculture sector, especially for small and marginal farmers, and…
- Telangana
Telangana: Rs 7720 cr released for 70L farmers under Rythu Bandhu
Hyderabad: The state government on Sunday released a whooping Rs 7720 crore as funds under the 11th edition of the Rythu Bandhu scheme. This will benefit 70 lakh farmers across the state.…
- Telangana
Telangana: Huge quantity of spurious seeds, pesticides seized in Siddipet
Hyderabad: The Sidipet Task Force along with agriculture department officials on Friday raided seed shops in Doulthabad Mandal and seized a large number of spurious and unpacked seeds, as well as expired…
- India
Maharashtra govt releases Rs 1,500-cr aid for farmers who suffered crop loss last year
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Wednesday announced the release of a fresh tranche of financial assistance to the tune of Rs 1,500 crore for farmers who lost their crops due to heavy…
- Telangana
Telangana: Farmers to receive Rythu Bandhu disbursement from Jun 26
Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has announced that the transfer of Rythu Bandhu funds to farmers for this kharif season is to begin on June 26. Rythu Bandhu scheme is…
- Hyderabad
G20 Agriculture working group meeting begins in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Agriculture Working Group (AWG) Ministerial Meeting of G20 began on Thursday in Hyderabad in which more than 200 delegates from G20 member countries, invited countries and international organizations, including Ministers…
- India
Farmers end protest in Pipli after assurance from Haryana govt
Kurukshetra: Farmers protesting over the MSP for sunflower seeds at Pipli in Haryana’s Kurukshetra called off their stir on Tuesday night after an assurance from the state government of “appropriate price” for…
- India
Three farmers mowed down by PWD official’s car
Kanpur: Three farmers died allegedly after being run over by a car of a Public Works Department (PWD) official in Kanpur’s Bilhaur town. The three elderly farmers, all residents of Billhaur, were…
- India
Haryana: Farmers gather in Pipli for mahapanchayat demanding MSP on sunflower seed
Kurukshetra: A large number of farmers gathered at Pipli in this district on Monday to attend a mahapanchayat being held to press for minimum support price for sunflower seed and other demands.…
- India
PM Modi government betraying farmers: Congress over MSP for crops
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government, accusing it of “betraying” farmers by only announcing minimum support price but never procuring their produce at those rates. It claimed…
- India
SKM condemns lathicharge, says ‘police brutality’ against peasants ‘rising’ in BJP-ruled states
New Delhi: The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Wednesday condemned police lathicharge on farmers in Haryana’s Kurukshetra district and alleged that incidents of “police brutality and repression” against peasants were “rising” in…
- Telangana
Telangana: 2 held for selling spurious seeds to farmers in Karimnagar
Hyderabad: Two persons were arrested in connection with selling spurious seeds to farmers, in Karimnagar on Tuesday, in a joint operation by the task force police, agriculture officials and Manakondur police. The…