By Arvind Kumar Singh
By Ashish Anand
With the monsoon season coming to an end in India, major rice producing states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have recorded deficient rainfall. The governments in these states have begun responding to the crop losses but farmers underline that nothing short of a compensation can help them recover the losses sustained by drought-like conditions. Details here.
With the monsoon season coming to an end in India, major rice producing states including Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand have recorded deficient rainfall. The governments in these states have begun responding to the crop losses but farmers underline that nothing short of a compensation can help them recover the losses sustained by drought-like conditions. Details here.
By Vikrant Singh
The latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicates drought conditions in 196 districts of the country. Of these, 65 districts are from Uttar Pradesh and 33 are from Bihar. The government should declare a drought and compensate the farmers for the loss of crops under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
The latest data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) indicates drought conditions in 196 districts of the country. Of these, 65 districts are from Uttar Pradesh and 33 are from Bihar. The government should declare a drought and compensate the farmers for the loss of crops under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
Uttar Pradesh, one of the leading rice producing states in India, is reeling, as more than half the monsoon season is over and the state has a rainfall deficit of 40 %, which has had a direct impact on paddy sowing. Other paddy growing states in the Indo-Gangetic plains have also reported deficient rainfall. How will this affect paddy production and food welfare schemes? Will there be a ripple effect on the global food supply, as India is the world's largest rice exporter? Gaon Connection tries to find answers in its new series, Paddy Pain.
Uttar Pradesh, one of the leading rice producing states in India, is reeling, as more than half the monsoon season is over and the state has a rainfall deficit of 40 %, which has had a direct impact on paddy sowing. Other paddy growing states in the Indo-Gangetic plains have also reported deficient rainfall. How will this affect paddy production and food welfare schemes? Will there be a ripple effect on the global food supply, as India is the world's largest rice exporter? Gaon Connection tries to find answers in its new series, Paddy Pain.