Lakhimpur Kheri violence leaves 8 dead; how clashes took a political turn
After the deaths of eight people, including four farmers and three BJP workers yesterday in Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, there has been a new twist in the farmer politics in the state which is soon going to polls.
Arvind Shukla
Green chilli farmers in the red
The wholesale rate of green chillies is between Rs 15 and Rs 20 a kilo. Consumers pay anything up to Rs 80 a kilo while all that the farmers receive for their efforts is upto Rs 7 a kilo. Chilli farmers feel the burn.
Arvind Shukla
A new bioformulation, Halo-MIX, offers hope to restore fallow land and increase crop yield
Agricultural scientists of the Central Soil Salinity Research Institute in Lucknow develop a bioformulation called Halo-MIX that promises to revive fallow lands and make them fit to cultivate again. A 100 ml bottle of Halo Mix is enough to nourish one acre of land.
Arvind Shukla
Apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh blame the Adani Group for plummeting apple prices
When Adani Agri Fresh fixed the apple prices on August 24, at sixteen rupees less than last year’s rate, there was a corresponding slump in the mandis of Himachal Pradesh, causing distress among the cultivators. Farmers in Himachal want the central government to buy their apples like it buys from the growers in J&K.
Arvind Shukla
Uttar Pradesh floods: As Ghaghra erodes land and washes away livelihood, flood victims begin to migrate
At least 24 districts in Uttar Pradesh are affected by floods. Apart from the Ganga and Yamuna, other rivers like Ghaghra, Sharda and Rapti have disrupted the lives of about 800,000 people. Ghaghra has washed away villages in Sitapur forcing people to migrate. A ground report.
Arvind Shukla
Ground report: Maimed by floods, cattle in flood-hit parts of UP and MP face fodder shortage
As the floodwaters have begun to recede in the flood-hit districts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, farmers are forced to abandon their cattle as they have no fodder to feed their animals. Villagers claim non-milk producing cattle are on the brink of starvation. A Gaon Connection report from flood-hit Bhind and Etawah districts.
Arvind Shukla
UP govt hikes subsidy for paddy and wheat seeds under its Beej Gram Yojana
Farmers in Uttar Pradesh will now get an additional subsidy of Rs 250 per quintal on paddy seeds and Rs 400 per quintal on wheat seeds through the Beej Gram Yojana. The aim of this scheme is to provide quality seeds to farmers and train them in best practices.
Arvind Shukla
Madhya Pradesh floods: Floodwaters have receded, so has media spotlight. But the real tragedy unfolds now
With their houses washed away, grains spoiled, belongings scattered, and knee-deep muck spread all over the village, residents of Khaira Shyampura village in Bhind do not know from where to pick up pieces of their lives scattered and shattered by the floods. They are facing acute shortage of food and safe drinking water.
Arvind Shukla
UP floods ground report: Villagers claim never seen such destruction; over 460 villages affected in 21 districts
Over 100,000 people in 466 villages across 21 districts in Uttar Pradesh are affected by ‘unprecedented’ floods in the state. The destruction in pachnada, the site of the confluence of five rivers, in Auraiya district is unnerving. Gaon Connection travelled to marooned villages to find collapsed houses and displaced people living under tarpaulin, facing shortage of food and safe drinking water.
Arvind Shukla
A canal of woes drowns nearly 600 acres of farmland in Haryana; fields waterlogged for three weeks now
In Jhajjar district, Haryana, hundreds of acres of crops are submerged in water due to an overflow from a poorly maintained canal, complain farmers. And this is not the first time this has happened. Neither insurance companies nor the government offer any compensation, say villagers.