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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Less rainfall low production and increased prices of mangoes have turned the mango-buying experience sour say farmers and buyers at the mela Farmers at the mango mela at the National College grounds are a disappointed lot. They have brought fewer mangoes to the mela, thanks to the lower yield, as a result of poor rainfall. […]
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Many farmers in the Bailhongal taluka have decided not to grow cotton crops from next year, succumbing to the losses they are facing due to excessive rains and lack of subsidies on fertilizers and pesticides. Riya Sharma Due to the excessive floods and rainfall in the villages of Bevinkoppa, Amatur, and Nayanagar, farmers have suffered […]
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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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