“Last year our yield failed and as a result, we had to take multiple loans from the bank. We did not get any money from the government under the PM Kisan scheme. When enquired about it we were told that we don’t have the proper documents for it,” said the 22-year-old in a deep voice. […]
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Parasapur is a village near Shirahatti Taluk with 1443 residents. The village has witnessed frequent quarry blasting for sandstone for five years. The number of blasts has increased recently. Quarry blasting for M Sand, a form of artificial sand, manufactured by crushing large rock stones has led to dust pollution. As a result, farmers’ agriculture […]
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From mangoes to tur dal, cropping patterns have changed. Karnataka State Disaster Management Authority (KSDMA) 2021 data shows due to extreme events Rs 6,207 crore crop loss was estimated. Avinash TGS, a farmer from Mysuru who has been growing various crops like mangoes and pulses said, “There has been a change in cropping season. Due […]
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Say contractors stall payment for months. By, Yukta Mudgal Farmers in Karnataka incur heavy losses as their produce is not bought for fixed prices at Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMCs). Farmers complain there is no fixed price in the APMCs due to which contractors buy their produce at lower rates, leaving them at a loss. […]
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Lack of knowledge about technology is making farmers continue to sell in traditional markets. Despite the state and central government’s effort to help the farmers sell their crops by creating advanced digital platforms like ReMS (Rastriya e-market service) and National Agriculture Market (e- Nam), many farmers lack technological knowledge about its usage. A farmer in […]
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While the export-oriented Indian flower industry has yet to recover from the pandemic’s losses, rose farmers got a break on Valentine’s Day. After two years, rose exports have managed to dampen the spirits of Indian flower farmers, who are being compensated in terms of price by domestic markets. Rose markets suffering from poor exports due […]
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The Union Agriculture Minister has launched an All India Agri Transport Call Centre to ease the inter-state movement of perishable items amid lockdown. Srijita Sen April 17, 2020 An initiative of the Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare (DAC&FW), Government of India, the 24/7 operating call centre is mandated to solve inter-state problems of […]
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Muddebihal Taluk of Bijapur District is rich for producing tur dal and sunflower. But the farmers have lost nearly 70 per cent of production due to floods this year. The heavy rain which occurred for nearly 5 months have affected the quality and quantity of all the crops resulting in a huge loss for the […]
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Rampant mining in Sandur taluk has caused an enormous damage to the agriculture and environment as well over the last decade in Bellary district. The farmers indulged in the profession of agriculture in the Sandur taluk have been only dreaming of healthy cropping and a hefty output from it. They have been complaining about the […]
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After remaining submerged in water for nearly 6 months, Belagavi district of North Karnataka is facing the aftermath of floods. Belagavi received 652 mm above normal rainfall this year. On average Belgaum receives 1391 mm of rainfall but this year it was 2067 mm. Agricultural crops spread over more than 1 lakh hectares of land […]
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