Farmers

Mired in debt and loss, Kerala farmers lose faith in elections

LS POLLS

April 22, 2024

Mired in debt and loss, Kerala farmers lose faith in elections

Among farmers who have been hit most hard with price fall are the rubber cultivators, most of them settled in central Kerala.

April 09, 2024
Wayanad wilts in harsh summer, farmers want villages to be declared drought-hit

The farmers say that the last time they experienced such a prolonged dry spell was two decades ago in 2004.
March 19, 2024
Livelihoods at stake for Kakkayam farmers as killer gaur remains elusive

Most of the farmers are scared of returning to their farms on the fringes of forests since one of their own was killed by a gaur on March 5.
March 16, 2024
Support price of rubber hiked by Rs 10, Kerala govt's order out

The government issued the order a day after the centre announced incentive for export of rubber sheets.
March 14, 2024
Delhi steps up security as farmers to convene Mahapanchayat today

Police have permitted 5,000 farmers to gather at the ground but farmers' leaders said they could not promise to stick to that limit.
March 12, 2024
Angry farmers resort to vandalism after chilli prices fall in Karnataka's Haveri

They allegedly also set ablaze at least three vehicles including a fire engine and ransacked and vandalised the APMC office.
NOMADIC INSIGHTS

March 07, 2024
Column| Farmers' protest: From Europe to India

Demonstrators barricaded official buildings, strewn tires across the streets, and ignited them in flames.

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