By Gaon Connection
Of the 38 districts in Bihar, 31 have reported deficient rainfall this southwest monsoon season. Farmers in distress as paddy sowing and transplantation remain way short of the target.
Of the 38 districts in Bihar, 31 have reported deficient rainfall this southwest monsoon season. Farmers in distress as paddy sowing and transplantation remain way short of the target.
By Pawan Kumar
Of the 38 districts in Bihar, 31 have reported deficient rainfall this southwest monsoon season. Farmers in distress as paddy sowing and transplantation remain way short of the target.
Of the 38 districts in Bihar, 31 have reported deficient rainfall this southwest monsoon season. Farmers in distress as paddy sowing and transplantation remain way short of the target.
By Pawan Kumar
At a time they are usually scrambling from floods, Bihar’s farmers are facing a drought. Urban India can probably not comprehend the annual crises for the farmer in Bihar, now normalised in India’s monsoon headlines.
At a time they are usually scrambling from floods, Bihar’s farmers are facing a drought. Urban India can probably not comprehend the annual crises for the farmer in Bihar, now normalised in India’s monsoon headlines.
By Gaon Connection
Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan in Madhya Pradesh led a protest by tribal farmers in Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh. The protesters gheraoed the District Magistrate’s office, demanding compensation for their crops destroyed due to drought-like conditions.
Jagrit Adivasi Dalit Sangathan in Madhya Pradesh led a protest by tribal farmers in Barwani district in Madhya Pradesh. The protesters gheraoed the District Magistrate’s office, demanding compensation for their crops destroyed due to drought-like conditions.
By Rahul Jha
The Bihar government has officially declared 11 districts as drought-hit. Meanwhile, several other districts have been hit by the floods this month in October. Agricultural scientists warn that the changing monsoon rainfall patterns were a direct threat to the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the state, and there is a need to adopt alternative farming practices.
The Bihar government has officially declared 11 districts as drought-hit. Meanwhile, several other districts have been hit by the floods this month in October. Agricultural scientists warn that the changing monsoon rainfall patterns were a direct threat to the livelihoods of millions of farmers in the state, and there is a need to adopt alternative farming practices.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
The state government’s relief package aims to compensate farmers who had faced devastating damage to their crops due to floods in the months of September-October last year as well as those who suffered losses due to the unseasonal rains in January this year. The compensation amount will be distributed through direct beneficiary transfers (DBT). Details here.
The state government’s relief package aims to compensate farmers who had faced devastating damage to their crops due to floods in the months of September-October last year as well as those who suffered losses due to the unseasonal rains in January this year. The compensation amount will be distributed through direct beneficiary transfers (DBT). Details here.
By Mithilesh Dhar
Last month, floods caused massive damage in many states. Farmers who lose their crops are the silent sufferers as most of them don't even get compensation. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, between 1953 and 2017, on an average, floods have damaged crops worth Rs 1,679 crore every year
Last month, floods caused massive damage in many states. Farmers who lose their crops are the silent sufferers as most of them don't even get compensation. According to the Ministry of Water Resources, between 1953 and 2017, on an average, floods have damaged crops worth Rs 1,679 crore every year
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
In 2018, paddy cultivation in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh took a new turn, when black rice grains were first introduced here. Farmers who cultivated it got good returns. But, a drop in demand has left huge amounts of the blackrice unsold. Many farmers have given up the cultivation but say with government intervention, they will regrow the nutritious and ecologically beneficial rice variety.
In 2018, paddy cultivation in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh took a new turn, when black rice grains were first introduced here. Farmers who cultivated it got good returns. But, a drop in demand has left huge amounts of the blackrice unsold. Many farmers have given up the cultivation but say with government intervention, they will regrow the nutritious and ecologically beneficial rice variety.
By Mithilesh Dhar
The ambitious scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for checking the soil from the field is facing glitches. The concerned officials send reports to farmers without even collecting samples. Not just this, a single field gets multiple and varied reports
The ambitious scheme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for checking the soil from the field is facing glitches. The concerned officials send reports to farmers without even collecting samples. Not just this, a single field gets multiple and varied reports
By Rafiqul Islam Montu
Floods, followed by drought, have disrupted the crop cycle in Bangladesh, especially in the northern and coastal southwest regions of the country. Of the total 5.62 million hectares of land under aman paddy cultivation, only 25 per cent has been cultivated this year in the delta country.
Floods, followed by drought, have disrupted the crop cycle in Bangladesh, especially in the northern and coastal southwest regions of the country. Of the total 5.62 million hectares of land under aman paddy cultivation, only 25 per cent has been cultivated this year in the delta country.