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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmer leaders decide to campaign against BJP, allies in poll-bound statesFarm union leaders said they would send teams to poll-bound states to urge voters to back candidates who can defeat the BJP, as protests against the farm laws continue.
- Policy & trade, HaryanaFarmers’ protest: farmers block KMP expressway in Haryana; traffic divertedSamyukt Kisan Morcha blocked the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway from Saturday morning to Sunday morning in protest against the farm laws, and Haryana Police told people to avoid the route.
- Policy & trade, TelanganaTelangana to release the due amount of pending arrears to dairy farmersTelangana will release about Rs 65 crore in pending arrears of its Rs 4 a litre incentive to around 60,000 dairy farmers after March 18, minister KT Rama Rao said.
- Policy & trade, IndiaBKU leader Tikait calls for ‘tractor revolution’; rejects NGT ban on diesel vehiclesBKU leader Rakesh Tikait urged tractor-owning farmers to join the protest against the farm laws, rejecting a 2014 NGT order barring diesel vehicles over 10 years old from Delhi-NCR roads.
- Policy & trade, OdishaPM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme’s limited reach caused tensions among farmersOnly 24,79,794 of Odisha's 40,50,115 registered PM Kisan beneficiaries received the latest instalment, with about 39 per cent left out because of data validation problems.
- Policy & trade, GlobalAgricultural education and professional developmentExplains how agricultural education and professional development programmes build skills in the sector, their benefits, and barriers such as cost, time and a shortage of educators.
- Policy & trade, PunjabTributes paid to the departed farmers of the farmers’ protestBKU (Ugrahan) held tribute programmes in 98 Punjab villages for 41 farmers who have died since September 15 as protests against the Centre's farm laws intensified.
- Policy & trade, PunjabStringent Bharat Bandh by farmers: highways and other roads blocked in Punjab and HaryanaFarmers blocked highways, roads and rail tracks in Punjab and Haryana during a Bharat Bandh from 6 am to 6 pm marking four months of protest against the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, IndiaIndia and Fiji to have a pact for cooperation in agricultural sectorThe Union Cabinet approved an MoU between the agriculture ministries of India and Fiji covering exchange of experts, technology transfer, training and market access.
- Policy & trade, JharkhandJharkhand CM Soren launches farm loan waiver scheme, 9 lakh farmers to benefitJharkhand has begun paying out its farm loan waiver of up to Rs 50,000, aimed at nine lakh farmers, with a target of disbursing at least Rs 1,000 crore by the end of March.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief timeline of the meetings between the farmers and the governmentTraces the rounds of talks between the Centre and protesting farm unions from October 2020 to January 2021, none of which broke the deadlock over repeal of the farm laws.
- Policy & trade, Madhya PradeshShivraj Singh Chouhan provides relief fund of Rs 4,000 for PM Samman Nidhi beneficiary farmersMadhya Pradesh will pay farmers registered under PM Samman Nidhi an extra Rs 4,000 a year, taking their total yearly support to Rs 10,000, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced.
- Policy & trade, IndiaFarmers’ union calls for Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark the completion of 4 months of protestFarm unions have called a nationwide Bharat Bandh on March 26 to mark four months of protest against the farm laws, as leaders tour other states to widen support.
- Policy & trade, IndiaThere might be a hike in agricultural credit target to Rs 19 lakh crore in Budget 2021The government may raise the agricultural credit target to Rs 19 lakh crore in Budget 2021, up from the Rs 15 lakh crore set for 2020-21.
- Policy & trade, Uttar PradeshFarmers urge PM Modi to listen to their ‘Man ki Baat’Thousands of farmers returned to the Ghazipur protest site after an emotional video appeal by BKU leader Rakesh Tikait, as the Ghaziabad administration ordered them to leave.
- Policy & trade, West BengalWest Bengal CM launches meal distribution scheme at a price of Rs 5West Bengal's chief minister launched the 'Maa' scheme, under which kitchens run by self-help groups serve meals for Rs 5, with the state paying a Rs 15 subsidy per plate.
- Policy & trade, IndiaA brief history of the farmers’ agitation in Delhi, 2020: is the capital city a solution to farmers’ grievances?Sets out the three 2020 farm laws, the government's case for them, farmers' fears over MSP and mandis, and the Delhi Chalo march that left protesters camped at Delhi's borders.
- Policy & trade, IndiaStill no resolution to farmers’ grievances; next round of talks on December 5Talks between the Centre and farm unions on the new farm laws ended without agreement after about eight hours, with unions holding out for repeal and another round set for December 5.
- Policy & trade, PunjabHalt on train mobilisation in Punjab has led to a loss of Rs 21,000 crorePunjab's industries department estimated production and export losses of Rs 21,391 crore after goods trains were suspended from October 1 amid farmer protests against the farm laws.