The Badavara Finance Scheme is not well received by traders selling onions due to a drop in rates during sale and export times Bengaluru, Nov. 22, 2018 By Hansy Sanctis The Badavara Finance Scheme was launched today by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy in the hope of satisfying vendors, traders, and farmers, with the waiver of […]
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After yesterday’s protest, the farmers meet the Chief Minister (CM). Farmers today from various districts of Karnataka spoke to CM HD Kumaraswamy, to find a solution for the ongoing sugarcane problem. More than 100 farmers had come from various districts. The meeting was held at Vidhana Soudha. Kumaraswamy has told the farmers that he will […]
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Farmers in Hoovina Hadagali incur huge losses due to the lack of rain. Hoovina Hadagali, Oct. 20, 2018. Farmers in North Karnataka are suffering because of a lack of rainfall this year. Most of the farmers depend on maize crops for their livelihood, but since there was hardly any rainfall in the Northern parts of […]
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Protest by rice and sugarcane farmers at Freedom Park Bangalore, Nov.19, 2018 The Chief Minister’s remarks on farmers and women lead to heavy criticism. Around 4000 farmers from different parts of Karnataka staged a protest in Bangalore today. They arrived at Krantiveera Sangoli Railway station at 6 a.m. – by then the police was already […]
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Fluctuations in the price of PM Modi’s ‘TOP’ cause problems to the citizens. Karnataka has been facing large fluctuations in the price of onions, potatoes, and tomatoes, for the past several months, items included in the landmark project of the Central government called ‘Operation Greens’. One of the main reasons for the fluctuations can be […]
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With the decline in the usage of chemical pests, Karnataka has seen a rise in the demand for bio-pesticides by the farmers. Bengaluru, Oct. 16, 2018. According to a report by the National Bureau of Agricultural Insects and Resources, there is a 40 percent increase in farmers that are now dependent on bio-pesticides for farming. […]
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