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Workers plant paddy saplings. (PTI )

Amid subdued monsoon, cabinet offers higher MSP relief for farmers

3 min read . 03 Jul 2019

Climate change may aggravate rural poverty

1 min read . 16 Jan 2019

The two-wheeler industry has reported 11.1% year-on-year volume growth in April-October FY19. Photo: PTI

Two wheeler sales likely to grow at 8-10% in FY19: Icra

1 min read . 26 Dec 2018

Pandit Shankar Mohite, who owes banks ₹1.4 lakh, says he neither got a farm loan waiver nor a fresh loan. Photo: Jaideep Hardikar

Farm loan waiver doesn’t do much for Maharashtra farmers

5 min read . 25 Dec 2018

The validity of the rural distress felt by farming families is no longer up for debate. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Elections 2019: India Shining 2.0 surfaces in Rural India

9 min read . 19 Dec 2018

Farmer leaders say the new schemes launched by the government are yet to show results on ground. Photo: Bloomberg

How the govt’s goal of doubling farmers’ incomes is shaping up

5 min read . 03 Oct 2018

NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Reduction in number of farmers will help raise farm incomes: Ramesh Chand

2 min read . 03 Oct 2018

The recommendations come against the backdrop of large-scale unrest among farmers, which have already led to multiple demonstrations across India.

Govt panel recommends radical overhaul of farming ecosystem

2 min read . 20 Sep 2018

Indian farmers are purchasing a record number of tractors, and adopting improved methods like drip and sprinklers for irrigating their fields, Modi said. Photo: HT

Agri export policy to prepare farmers for global market: Modi

1 min read . 15 Aug 2018

Photo: Hindustan Times

India needs to focus on water efficiency

4 min read . 12 Jul 2018

Although many improved varieties of seeds have been released for cultivation, their full impact has not been realized owing to poor adoption rates and poor seed replacement rates. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

How to improve agricultural productivity

4 min read . 14 May 2018

The farmers are demanding complete farm loan waiver, a guaranteed farmer income and pension and higher MSP for crops. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

After Maharashtra, farmers of 4 more states on protests from 1 June

2 min read . 16 Apr 2018

Farmers shout slogans at a protest rally in Mumbai on Monday. Photo: AFP

Why are farmers restless?

3 min read . 13 Mar 2018

Due to repeated announcements of the government’s intention to double farmer incomes by 2022, expectations have gone up everywhere. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Agriculture 2022: will the dream come true?

4 min read . 26 Feb 2018

Nomura estimated that the weighted average hike in kharif minimum support prices (MSPs) could double to 12.9% year-on-year in 2018-19. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Higher MSPs could spur inflation in FY19: Nomura

2 min read . 20 Feb 2018

Roughly half the workforce is engaged in the farm sector, which contributes only 15% of national income. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Farmers need economic freedom

4 min read . 06 Feb 2018

What the government has also misread is the nature of the rural distress which is no longer restricted to agriculture. Photo: Aniruddha Chowdhury

Why Budget 2018 is too late, too little for the rural economy

3 min read . 02 Feb 2018

The budget has directed NITI Aayog ‘to put in place a foolproof mechanism so that farmers get an adequate price for their produce’. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Budget 2018 on Agriculture: Can new MSP prop up rural economy?

4 min read . 02 Feb 2018

The collapse of food prices has hurt farmer incomes. Illustration: Jayachandran/Mint

How government can double farmer incomes

4 min read . 24 Jan 2018

File photo. According to Karnataka agricultural department data, the total cultivated area for major millets has gone up by around 10% or 1.8 lakh hectares this year. Photo: Mint

Karnataka pushes for cultivation of millet, organic crops

3 min read . 22 Jan 2018