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Medha Patkar Speaks Exclusively to Video Volunteers on Farmers Bill
More than 200 farmer organisations protested in Maharashtra against the new farmers bills.
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BT Cotton Seeds Affecting Farmers in Yavatmal, Maharashtra
Due to the spurious quality of BT cotton seeds, farmers in the Yavatmal district are facing serious yield loss.
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Agrarian Crisis: The Survival of Indian Farmers I India Loud & Clear I 4
The never-ending crisis raging the fields and lives of Indian farmers.
Farmers await compensation for damage by wild animals
As rapid urbanization cuts into India’s forests, animals and humans have come into increasing conflict. Apart from in the wild, the human-wildlife conflict is most concentrated and impactful within agricultural regions bordering the wildness. The villages of Saraipali and Gourmudi, which border the vast forests of Chhattisgarh have recently been...
No relief for UP farmers facing crop failure
Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh | Anil Kumar Saroj The nonseasonal rain and droughts in Uttar Pradesh has damaged this year’s crop. The government funds for the welfare of farmers haven’t been made available for the farmers of Galiya village in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh. ‘I’ve spent INR 25000 on sowing my crop....
No Electricity Endangers Crop
27th May 2015 | Gawarla, Chandrapur, Maharastra | Krupakar Chahande Farmers from Gawarla village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra have no access to electricity. They paid for the electricity connection 2 years ago yet no meter or appropriate set up has been done to ensure electricity supply. When they approach...
Farmers Harassed, Fight for Secure Land Rights
Madhya Pradesh is one India’s most forest rich areas of India with thirty three per cent of its land under forests. For a majority of its population, who are farmers these forests are essential parts of their lives. Their lands, small produce like wood, fruits, medicinal herbs all come from...
A Land to Call Our Own
Across India, farmers are fighting for their lands and rights. Despite their struggles all they get is harassment, torture and humiliation by the Government officials. Ghasiram Mohike, is one such person currently facing this problem. Eight year ago he took over fallow land and started cultivating on it. His sweat...