Rythu Swarajya Vedika welcomes Special Agriculture Budget in AP
Demands allocations of Rs.13,500 crores for agriculture and allied sectors (not including irrigation); Submits detailed proposals published in a Model Agriculture Budget... Read More
ASHA demands key changes in the Land Acquisition Bill to protect rights of farmers and affected families
On the eve of All-party Meet on Land Acquisition Bill, ASHA writes to all party leaders demanding key changes in the Bill... Read More
Organic Farming ensures more productivity: UAS Dharwad research
A study taken up by the University of Agricultural Sciences-Dharwad shows that productivity of organic farming is higher, especially in rainfed areas,... Read More
Budget (2013) in denial mode about Indian farmers’ crisis
“The Indian Budget 2013-14 ignores the core problems being faced by the nation’s cultivators and doesn’t even acknowledge the deep agrarian crisis,... Read More
Response to NAC Working Group Recommendations on ‘Enhancing farm income for smallholder through market integration’
The NAC has created a Working Group of its members in July 2012, on the subject of ‘Enhancing Farm Income for Small... Read More
Resolutions adopted on the 29th of November 2012 at the Jan Sansad held at Jantar Mantar
Community Rights on Land, Water, Forest and Mineral Resources and Right to Participate in Development Plans – Sustaining Agricultural Livelihoods 1. Our... Read More
Jan Sansad 2012: Day 4 Press Release
Report on Land Acquisition will soon be made public: Shri Jairam Ramesh New Delhi, 29th November 2012: The focus of day 4 of... Read More
Loud demand from agri orgns for NBPGR Director Bansal to be removed
November 3, 2012 To: Mr Sharad Pawar, Minister for Agriculture, Government of India. Dear Shri Sharad Pawar, Sub: Demanding removal... Read More
Govt Policies & Laws going against farmers: FDI in retail & Land Acquisition Bill unacceptable: South Indian farmer leaders
South Indian farmer’s movements, under the banner of South Indian Coordination Committee of Farmers’ Movements (SICCFM) have come all the way to... Read More
Citizens protest ICAR offer of India’s gene banks to MNCs
CITIZENS’ LETTER TO DR SWAPAN KUMAR DATTA To: May 24, 2012 Dr Swapan Kumar Datta, DDG-Crop Science, Indian Council For Agricultural Research,... Read More