Reportage Hatcheries in Uttar Pradesh and Haryana struggle to find their feet after COVID-19 In one fell swoop, COVID-19 put a spanner in the works of hatcheries. From selling thousands of chicks a day,...
Reportage Orchards of misery: Scab infestation hits apple crop in J&K During the COVID-19 lockdown, apple farmers in J&K could not buy pesticides. A severe scab infestation has resulted in heavy...
Reportage|Gaon Connection Survey Two out of five farmers fear the farm laws will end the MSP system; 59% want MSP as a mandatory law In the Gaon Connection’s recent rapid survey, 39% fear the minimum support price will be abolished due to the farm...
Reportage 60% dairy farmers failed to get a fair price during the lockdown: Gaon Connection survey 60% dairy farmers complained of low prices for milk while 53% the respondents found it difficult to find buyers as...
Reportage Goat sales fail to pick up despite Bakri Eid, adding to the goat farmers’ woes Indian goat farmers, who have been facing losses for the past several months, hoped to earn well during Bakri Eid,...
Reportage Deserted hill villages in Uttarakhand come alive due to reverse migration Close to 60,000 migrant workers have returned to their villages in the state because of the COVID-19 lockdown. This reverse...
Reportage Rajasthan: Camels and sheep to face a fodder crisis as about 600-year-old Oran is being uprooted At this Oran in Samvata village in Jaisalmer, trees are being cut for the installation of a solar plant. Villagers...
Reportage Locusts have damaged crops in five states so far. The Centre has issued a warning to 12 states The locusts swarming across 50 districts have been unstoppable. The Locust Warning Organisation has cautioned that the outbreak of new...
Reportage Farmers worried as a severe locust attack destroys crops in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh The country is battling the desert locusts in the heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. Gujarat and...
Reportage Lockdown and weather woes: It’s not a happy summer for the mango farmers in India Hailstorms, unseasonal rain, and thunderstorms have affected mango production in the country. Now, the farmers are struggling to sell their...
