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They farm, we eat. If they die, who’ll reap?

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While we happily bargain with vegetable sellers and buy at printed price from super markets, farmers in Shahapur live in extreme poverty along with debts. So much that, farmer suicide is a common issue in Shahapur’s villages. Bangalore, March 22, 2020 By Sanchari Ghatak Mehboobi, who lives in a joint family with her husband, son, […]

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Farmers find Soil Tests Expensive, Avoid them

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One of the reasons for farmers not using soil tests is the expenses involved in the process. They need alternatives. Bangalore, April 9, 2019. Farmers in Karnataka do not go for regular soil tests to check the quality of soil they use for cultivation. This affects their productivity in the long run, even after just […]

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