If you thought price rise is because of shortage due to drought, think again. The rotting mountains of grains in the open in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab seem to tell a different story. They were procured more than two years ago. Moreover, the problem is not restricted to Punjab alone. Food stock, primarily wheat and rice lying in the open is a common sight in states across India, simply because the country has not invested in creating adequate storage
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday doled out sops to farmers.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/droughthit-farmers-get-additional-time-to-repay-loans/110781-7.html
Tomatoes prices have crashed to just Rs 4 a kilo in the state.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/110466/karnataka-farmers-pray-for-rise-in-tomato-prices.html
Women in villages are taking charge of agriculture and much more.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/forbes-india-the-sickle-and-the-superwoman/101418-3.html
Govt will also keep a close vigil of grain markets for parity of prices.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-to-focus-on-rabi-crops-to-counter-drought/99229-3.html
Rains fail, government too, in backward district of Jharkhand.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/droughthit-farmers-seek-prezs-nod-to-die/95858-3.html
Farmers are not worst hit yet, but may suffer for fertilizer etc soon.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/wall-street-effect-has-not-reached-indian-fields/78165-3.html
3.3 lakh hectares farmland destroyed; lakhs may flock to cities.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/after-the-floods-kosi-piles-on-more-disasters/74041-3.html
The Australian bird meat may cost you 750 rupees per kg but is cholesterol-free.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/orissas-bird-farmers-cash-in-on-emus/70011-3.html
IBN Lokmat's Alka Dhupkar tells the story of revolution in aquaculture.
http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/69687/blue-revolution-prawnfarming-has-never-been-so-easy.html
Manoj Sharma, who brought a revolution in aquaculture says prawn farming isn't easy.
Eight years after the Kargil war, farmers in border sector of Akhnoor, J&K, are returning to their demined fields.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/farmers-return-to-jk-killer-fields/41010-3.html
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