Exposure to pesticides has resulted in more than 120 cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning among farmers every month during the crop season. Water scarcity, a declared drought, and failed crops worsen the problem. Amidst this, the urgency for awareness of farmer welfare schemes, and access to adequate healthcare remains. In the sweltering heat of May, […]
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In a press conference held at the Bengaluru Press Club, the Working President, District Council Member and State Secretary of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangathan (KRRS) spoke about their continued opposition to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). At a press conference conducted JM Veersangaiah, working president and Arun Kumar Kurudi Distirct Council Member of the […]
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Farmer organisations will conduct meetings and demonstrations across the state from May to June, to attract state government’s attention and reverse its corporate land policies. More land reform policies favouring farmers, agricultural labourers, dalits and landless. Reversal of pro-corporate land policies. Land rights for Bagair Hukum cultivators. Repeal of unjust and coercive land acquisition acts […]
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HOPCOMS has not done any employee recruitment since the 1990s. The current working salesmen capacity has decreased to 50 per cent, and no retired worker has received gratuity after 2018. In the sun-drenched fields of Ambuga taluk, Yoganna, a 66-year-old retired salesman, grapples with financial strains. His Rs. 2700 monthly pension proved insufficient. In 2019, […]
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A lack of government subsidy limits the growth of the technique to large companies, they say. Karnataka, a leading agricultural state in India, is falling behind in adopting hydroponics, a soilless crop cultivation technique, said Sri. Kadiregowda, Joint Director of Horticulture, Lalbagh. Kadiregowda said that despite its numerous advantages, including higher yields, reduced water usage, […]
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The farmers say they are victims of illegal land grabbing. The Aroharatri Dharani Satyagraha by the Dalit farmers has entered its 113th day of protest at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru. Farmers are demanding an amendment in the Prohibition of Transfer of Certain Lands Act (PTCL), 1978. Muniyappa, a farmer from Hosakote said, “Third […]
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The Cattle Slaughter Act makes cow rearing undesirable for farmers. From failing to implement proper agricultural schemes to lacking commitment to ensure Minimum Support Price (MSP), the schemes implemented by the government for the farmers are pushing them into deep crisis,a report released by a civic rights group shows Bahutva Karnataka, a civic rights group […]
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The unexpected weather conditions have adversely affected the production of mangoes in Karnataka. Bengaluru’s mango mela has been delayed by 15 days due to the low production of mangoes in almost 200 farms around the city. N. Jayaprakash, assistant director of Horticulture, Horticultural Producers’ Cooperative Marketing and Processing Society (HOPCOMS),said, “We will be starting the […]
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Seeds and technology research has not been included in the Karnataka Union Budget 2023. There has been no monetary support to enhance the research in seeds and technology in the Karnataka Union Budget 2023-24 said Sujeer, a Village Extension Officer in an exhibition on ‘Seeds of Culture’ which was conducted by Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological […]
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Karnataka has only two APMCs linked to the e-NAM platform despite it having the largest producer of agricultural products. It is now planning to integrate three new APMCs with e-NAM. Karnataka has the least number of Electronic National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) platforms in the entire country, though it was the first to introduce an e-trading […]
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