Distress of farmers

Distress of coffee farmers

• Apple Growers Gherao Himachal Secretariat; Call for Rollback of GST on Fruit Packaging Materials

  The apple growers also demanded that no fees be charged at barriers and that the Shogi barrier be closed. After senior-level discussions with the government, the SKM stated that they are giving the government 10 days to address their issues; if appropriate solutions are not…

• Telangana Farmers Demand Rs 40,000 per acre Compensation for Crop Damage

  Continuous rains in Telangana's northern and eastern districts had flooded low-lying settlements, affecting the delivery of essentials like water and power and causing extensive flooding. Since their fields were flooded at the beginning of the season, farmers are worried about their crops.…

• Government Didn’t Give Any Assurance to Protesting Farmers on MSP Law: Tomar

  Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in a written response in the Parliament on Tuesday that the Union government has not given any assurance to protesting farmers about enacting laws to ensure minimum support prices.…

• Farmers to Get Diesel Subsidy for Irrigation Purpose

  S Siddharth, additional chief secretary of the cabinet secretariat department, stated that the decision to make diesel subsidy payments to farmers was made in light of the state's irregular monsoon, rain scarcity, and subsequent drought-like situation.…

• Farmers in Andhra Pradesh Resist Fixing of Energy Meters to Farm Connections

  Agriculture was already becoming a burden for farmers due to the vagaries of nature and the government's failure to come to their aid on time. Now, this energy metre would add more burden in the future.…

• Farmers Urge Centre to Release Funds to Repair 37 Dams In Tamil Nadu

  According to the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement-2 (DRIP-2) scheme, 37 dams, including Mettur, Bhavanisagar, and Krishnagiri, would receive repairs and reinforcement at an estimated cost of Rs 610.26 crore in 2020,…

• Fake Soya & Cotton Seeds To Hit Small and Marginal Farmers

  The spread of fake cotton and soya seeds throughout rural and tribal areas appears to be particularly hard for small and marginal farmers.…

• Farmers Pushed to Suicide as New Thrips Species Destroys Chilli Crops in 6 States

  Farmers in the Warangal district's Jairam Thanda village say that the black-colored, pinhead-sized bug has wrecked the village's entire 20-hectare chili crop.…

• Farmer Fined and Ordered to Destroy Shed as Neighbours Complain Over Cattle Odour & Noise

  Farmers have rallied behind Verschuere, a 33-year-old cow farmer with around 250 head. They've set up a fundraising website to help the farmer financially, are planning a rally/protest for today (Friday, May 13th, 2022), and have started a petition.…

• Angry Farmers Throw Turmeric In Front of BJP MP's House

  On Sunday, farmers in Nizamabad, Telangana, dumped turmeric produce in front of the house of BJP MP Dharmapuri Arvind.…

• Kisan Mitra: Call Helpline To Get Answers For Your Farming Issues, Details Inside!

  Farmers commit suicide for a variety of reasons, including heavy financial debt, a lack of financial assistance, crop failure etc. Farmers can call the helpline to speak to Kisan Mitra counsellors regarding any agricultural issue or government scheme.…

• 1 Lakh Free Electricity Connections To Farmers, Historic Record Set By TN Govt

  It is "a very huge achievement" in such a short period of time to provide 1 lakh free connections to farming communities.…

• Due to Rising Prices of Fuel and Labour, Farming is Becoming More Expensive

  As the fuel prices and labor costs are on the rise, farming is becoming more and more expensive for farmers.…

• Telangana to Buy Paddy from the Farmers After Centre’s Refusal

  After the Central government's rejection of buying paddy from the farmers of Telangana, the state government has come to aid the distressed farmers by making the decision of buying paddy from them.…

• CPM in Kerala Plans to Approach Farmers to Fortify Base

  According to a few representatives who agreed to participate in the discussions, the government and party in Kerala could perhaps focus on households at the local level instead of just the middle- and high classes.…

• Tribal Women Oppose Forcible Seizing of Cashew Garden, Protest With a Noose Around Neck

  "If you don't listen to our appeals, death is the only alternative left," they are heard saying in a video.…

• Farmers in Odisha To Receive Incentives Within Two Days Minister Arun Sahoo

  The Agriculture Director informed the committee that the State government still has the Rs 9 crore Central incentives due to technical issues that have now been resolved, disbursement was not possible. Within a few days, the payment will be made.…

• Banana Farmers in Tirunelveli Make Profit After 3 Years of Continuous Loss

  The crop was grown on 5,728 hectares of land in the district, and the ryots were overjoyed by a healthy harvest and a price increase that came at the right time.…

• Punjab Farmers to Get Crop Relief Before Girdawari

  During an event in Mansa, the CM addressed the issue and promised to recompense farmers whose cotton crop was affected by pink bollworm infestation last year.…

• Despite Good Prices, Mustard Farmers Are Still Unable To Make Profit in Haryana

  Despite decent prices made available by market participants, mustard farmers did not make a profit.…

• Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister Claims Farmers Won’t Seek Loans from Banks in Next 10 years

  Mr. Panneerselvam said during the debate on the agriculture budget that the State government has been supporting farmers with the assistance they need.…

• EU To Give 500 Million Euros To Help Farmers & Allow Them Grow Crops on Fallow Land

  To combat food price hikes and probable shortages caused by Russia's war in Ukraine, the European Union would provide 500 million euros ($550 million) to farmers to assist them and allow them to grow crops on fallow land.…

• Punjab and Haryana Farmers Intensify Their Campaign Against Direct Sale To Private Silos

  Farmers in Haryana and Punjab have escalated their campaign to persuade other farmers to sell wheat solely through government procurement agencies, following a dispute over direct transfer of wheat grain from farmers to private company silos.…

• Big Relief for MP Farmers as Government Waives Off Rs 64000 crore Electricity Bills

  Shivraj Singh Chouhan, the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, stated on Monday that he will cancel electricity bills worth Rs 6,400 crore.…

• Chili Farmers Demand Compensation of One Lakh Per Acre

  Farmers joined the protest at the Collectorate in Ongole to demand that the government do justice to the farmers who lost their crops because of thrips and save them from taking extreme decisions.…

• Rs 5 Lakh/Acre Compensation Announced for Farmers who gave up their Land for the Polavaram Project

  The union government is providing farmers with compensation for evacuating their land for the construction of Polavaram Dam.…

• Dipping Coffee Prices Making Growers in Karnataka and Kerala Sleepless

  Indian prices of coffee are on a downslide, which is worrying coffee growers.…

• Indian Coffee Price Declines, Plantations Facing Challenges

  Demand for coffee has plummeted in 2020, when most restaurants in Europe closed and the tourism sector stagnated. The prices of Arabica and Robusta are much lower than in the previous year. The Arabica 15 kg bag received Rs 11,000 in 2019 has now been…

• Covid-19 Lockdown Left Karnataka Coffee Growers in Huge Loss

  As the COVID-19 prevailed in Karnataka added to the distress and losses due to rains, floods, and landslides over the past two years forced the state coffee farmers into crisis says, trade representative.…

• Coffee Farmers’ Distress Comes to an End in Wayanad

  Coffee farmers of Wayanad, have met their initial success with the first consignment of coffee beans getting exported to the Gulf by the Brahmagiri Development Society. Five tonnes of graded coffee beans under the Wayanad Coffee brand have been shipped to Kuwait through the Cochin…

• Caffeine as a Gentle and Biocompatible Catalyst for Drug delivery

  Many people in their life get sick and they have to intake the pills, syrup etc. Some time these pills and syrups are so bitter in taste, it is difficult to swallow. The kids, children's and some time even the grown up also shirk to…

• In future buses will be run on coffee waste

  Will buses be run on coffee in future? Now, we can definitely say it will become possible. The world has positive news from London. There, a start-up named Bio-bean has made this possible by fuelling country’s iconic double-decker buses with leftover coffee grounds.…