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Punjab Government Asks For Special Financial Aid From Centre For Farmers In Debt
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said the Punjab government has sought a special financial package from the Centre to bail farmers out of the debt trap, promote crop diversification and also curb stubble burning.
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Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
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Over 50% Agricultural Families In Debt With Average Loan Of Rs 74,121 In 2019: Survey
Over 50 per cent of agricultural households in the country were in debt with average outstanding loan per household at Rs 74,121 in 2019, says a survey conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO).
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
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Farmers Face Debts As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Farmers are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans
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PM Modi Launches Rs 1 Lakh Crore Finance Facility For Agri-Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a debt financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under this, Farmer Producer Organisation Schemes, self-help groups and agri-entrepreneurs can take loans to build infrastructure for post-harvest management and community farming assets, like cold storage, ...
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Jagan Mohan Reddy Removes Agriculture Debt Scheme Brought By TDP
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government on Wednesday removed the Agriculture Debt Redemption Scheme, 2014, which was brought in by the previous N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government in Andhra Pradesh.
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Centre Has No Farmer Suicide Data Since 2016, Minister Told Parliament
The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.
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Agriculture Minister Slammed For Comment On Farmers' Protest
Farmers across several states have launched a 10-day agitation to demand better prices and loan waivers to pull them out of debt traps. They have refused to send their produce to urban centres, at places throwing vegetables and milk on roads as a mark of protest. Union farm minister Radha Mohan Singh spoke his mind on the protests on Saturday. Mr S...
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Farm Loan Waiver 'Temporarily Necessary', Says MS Swaminathan, Father Of Green Revolution
Farm loan waiver is necessary in the short term as farmers are unable repay debts due to fall in agri-prices despite a bumper crop, renowned agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan said on Tuesday.
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Government Wants 'Freedom From Debt' For Farmers: Chandrakant Patil
Maharashtra government is preparing a scheme aiming to free the farmers of indebtedness permanently instead of granting one-time loan waivers, revenue minister Chandrakant Patil said in Mumbai today. This 'freedom from debt' scheme will cost Rs 10,000 crore instead of Rs 30,000 crore needed for loan-waiver (which opposition Congress and NCP are dem...
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Maharashtra Government To Give Free Seeds To Tenant Farmers, Reassures On MSP
Addressing the issue of agricultural distress widespread in the state, the government of Maharashtra is planning to supply free seeds and pesticides free of cost to small and marginal farmers to keep cost effective farming alive in the state.
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Farm Debt Waiver To Put Pressure On Uttar Pradesh Finances: Report
The BJP-led government in UP has waived agriculture loans up to Rs 1,00,000 of 21.5 million small and marginal farmers.
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Bailout Leaves Indian Farmers Trapped In Deadly Debt Spiral
An election promise to farmers in the politically sensitive state of Uttar Pradesh is coming back to haunt Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as other states demand the federal government offer an agriculture bailout package across the country.
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No New Year's Cheer For Tamil Nadu Farmers As State Battles Crisis
In Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, the tail-end of the state's delta region, New Year's Day was not a new beginning but the end for 47-year-old farmer Panneerselvam. He had taken two acres on lease and had a debt of Rs 35,000. The crop dried up and so did his hope. He hung himself to death.
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Punjab Government Asks For Special Financial Aid From Centre For Farmers In Debt
The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday said the Punjab government has sought a special financial package from the Centre to bail farmers out of the debt trap, promote crop diversification and also curb stubble burning.
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Debt Piles For Afghan Farmers, Herders In Need Of Seed, Cash Amid Drought
"Catastrophic and famine-like conditions" hang over Afghanistan's farmers and herders, whose needs continue to rise with the onset of winter, the UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said on Friday.
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Over 50% Agricultural Families In Debt With Average Loan Of Rs 74,121 In 2019: Survey
Over 50 per cent of agricultural households in the country were in debt with average outstanding loan per household at Rs 74,121 in 2019, says a survey conducted by National Statistical Office (NSO).
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On TikTok, Livestreaming Farmers Earn Millions From Fruit
In 2018, village-born Jin Guowei was knee-deep in debt and peddling fruit to tourists in the streets of Lijiang, Yunnan.
-
Farmers Face Debts As Banks Turn Risk-Averse During Pandemic
Farmers are being shunned by banks as lenders turn cautious due to rising bad loans
-
PM Modi Launches Rs 1 Lakh Crore Finance Facility For Agri-Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a debt financing facility under the Agriculture Infrastructure Fund with a budget of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under this, Farmer Producer Organisation Schemes, self-help groups and agri-entrepreneurs can take loans to build infrastructure for post-harvest management and community farming assets, like cold storage, ...
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Jagan Mohan Reddy Removes Agriculture Debt Scheme Brought By TDP
Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSRCP government on Wednesday removed the Agriculture Debt Redemption Scheme, 2014, which was brought in by the previous N Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP government in Andhra Pradesh.
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Centre Has No Farmer Suicide Data Since 2016, Minister Told Parliament
The government has no data on farmer suicides in the last three years, the agriculture minister has said in parliament at a time a farm crisis over debts and poor crop prices has hit several states.
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Agriculture Minister Slammed For Comment On Farmers' Protest
Farmers across several states have launched a 10-day agitation to demand better prices and loan waivers to pull them out of debt traps. They have refused to send their produce to urban centres, at places throwing vegetables and milk on roads as a mark of protest. Union farm minister Radha Mohan Singh spoke his mind on the protests on Saturday. Mr S...
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Farm Loan Waiver 'Temporarily Necessary', Says MS Swaminathan, Father Of Green Revolution
Farm loan waiver is necessary in the short term as farmers are unable repay debts due to fall in agri-prices despite a bumper crop, renowned agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan said on Tuesday.
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Government Wants 'Freedom From Debt' For Farmers: Chandrakant Patil
Maharashtra government is preparing a scheme aiming to free the farmers of indebtedness permanently instead of granting one-time loan waivers, revenue minister Chandrakant Patil said in Mumbai today. This 'freedom from debt' scheme will cost Rs 10,000 crore instead of Rs 30,000 crore needed for loan-waiver (which opposition Congress and NCP are dem...
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Maharashtra Government To Give Free Seeds To Tenant Farmers, Reassures On MSP
Addressing the issue of agricultural distress widespread in the state, the government of Maharashtra is planning to supply free seeds and pesticides free of cost to small and marginal farmers to keep cost effective farming alive in the state.
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Farm Debt Waiver To Put Pressure On Uttar Pradesh Finances: Report
The BJP-led government in UP has waived agriculture loans up to Rs 1,00,000 of 21.5 million small and marginal farmers.
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Bailout Leaves Indian Farmers Trapped In Deadly Debt Spiral
An election promise to farmers in the politically sensitive state of Uttar Pradesh is coming back to haunt Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as other states demand the federal government offer an agriculture bailout package across the country.
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No New Year's Cheer For Tamil Nadu Farmers As State Battles Crisis
In Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam district, the tail-end of the state's delta region, New Year's Day was not a new beginning but the end for 47-year-old farmer Panneerselvam. He had taken two acres on lease and had a debt of Rs 35,000. The crop dried up and so did his hope. He hung himself to death.
