The Hindu

Stubble burning is the result of a combination of legal, technological and economic factors, including the paddy-wheat cycle, assured procurement and a narrow window between crops; a lasting solution needs stronger incentives for diversification, better residue management and more reliable measurement of burning

The central government issued an advisory to States asking farmers to shift to short-duration crops or less-water-intensive crops like pulses and millets. In June, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said: Changing crop strategy in rain-fed areas has become the need of the hour

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The government has raised the MSP of wheat by 25 a quintal. That is 25 paise a kilo. It will not buy even a third of a litre of diesel. Yet the government calls it a 106% profit, the SKM says in a statement

A community leader says the governments couple ofchanges in thewaiver schemehasonly created more confusion among the agriculturists

India must now build robust mechanisms for financing every commercially viable activity that creates value between the farm and the final consumer

Among pulses, the support price of gram has been increased by 83 to 5,958 per quintal from 5,875 per quintal, while masur MSP was hiked by 390 to 7,390 per quintal in the said period

The task today is not to mechanically reproduce the NCF recommendations, but to update and complete their underlying vision for the agriculture sector and allow Indian farmers to participate in global markets from a position of strength

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urges water budgeting in crop planning; Agricultural Secretary warns of climate-related production losses in Rabi season

We will send a central team to Karnataka on October 3 to assess the drought situation. I have spoken with the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, who is concerned as well, and we will send a central team there too. I, along with my team, will personally visit the States facing this crisis, Mr. Chouhan said

As land availability becomes increasingly constrained, the future of sugarcane growth depends less on expansion of area and more on gains in productivity, said

Protests will be held across the district on September 25 and 26 to highlight farmers distress, followed by a dharna in front of the Collectors office on September 28, says partys district committee

With the government set to conduct crop-damage surveys after October 5, farmers are demanding immediate drought declarations and relief funds, highlighting the urgent need for assistance as water scarcity exacerbates the crisis across Marathwada and Vidarbha regions

At 76.47%, Punjab has highest percentage of over-exploited groundwater blocks among all States; the States heavy reliance on groundwater for cultivating water-intensive crops, including wheat and rice, leads to rising costs for deeper wells, as well as land subsidence and deteriorating water quality

The farmers saw stronger crop stands, healthier tillers, improved grain filling and fields that remained protected during some of the crops most critical growth stages.

Stubble burning in Punjab and Haryana is often blamed for increased air pollution in the Delhi-NCR region. Due to the short window for the Rabi crop (wheat) after the paddy harvest in October and November, many farmers burn their fields to quickly clear the crop residue

Speaking at a review meeting of the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee, they said the prevailing drought-like situation warranted immediate government intervention and financial assistance to farmers.

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Gattumeedapalle was once a bustling hub of groundnut cultivation in Andhra Pradesh; however, repeated crop failure due to lack of water has forced families to move away to find alternative sources of livelihood

The number of sugarcane farmers associated with the sector has also shown a steady increase over the years, reaching 48,03,084 bonded farmers in 2024-25

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The AIADMK leader urged the government to take steps for the speedy procurement of paddy

SKM leaders said delegations have met more than 100 Ministers, MPs, and MLAs across the country with a charter of demands that includes cancellation of all FTAs

Making a suo motu statement in the Assembly, he said the TVK government would respect the democratic rights of farmers and teachers who had protested peacefully

Last week, CM Vijay had announced that the government had increased the procurement price by 3 per litre, raising the price from 38 to 41

Cauvery Delta farmers are severely affected as they are not getting their due share, T.N. tells court; says CWRC and CWMA failed to consider accumulated backlog; top court to hear Cauvery case on August 31

Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare refuted reports claiming that 30 of the 1.21 lakh tonne onion buffer maintained by the government had rotten; Nothing of that kind has happened. Quality is good, she said

From parched drylands in Bapatla to diesel-powered pumps in the Krishna Delta and rotting paddy fields in West Godavari, Andhra Pradeshs farmers are confronting different faces of the same climate crisis, writes GVR Subba Rao

The Minister said Andhra Pradesh received only 192.8 mm of rainfall between the first week of June and August 25, against the normal 393.7 mm, recording a deficit of 51%. Despite the adverse conditions, kharif crops had been raised in 20.35 lakh hectares, he said.

India, the world's second-largest wheat producer, had banned wheat exports in May 2022 as part of measures to control rising domestic prices

Undivided Anantapur district is set to face an acute shortage of drinking water, irrigation water, and cattle fodder, while reduced crop cultivation during the previous Kharif season has already led to scarcity of fodder, claims Anantha Venkatarami Reddy

Closely monitoring the situation, says the Centre and promises steps to ease the burden; it says rise in prices cannot be attributed to ethanol

SKM has urged peoples representatives to raise their voices against the proposed India-United States Free Trade Agreement

Farmers affiliated to milk societies under TRCMPU in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts have benefitted from the decision

Along with a waiver ofup to 2 lakh, farmers, who paid EMIs regularly were supposed to receive incentive of 50,000, which farmers believe is unfair

He said paddy procurement would begin in September and the government would offer an incentive of 289 per quintal for fine varieties, in addition to the MSP

Udhayanidhi Stalin said the DMK would raise the Cauvery issue in detail during the Assembly proceedings and expressed hope that Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay would break his silence and respond to the Oppositions questions