Chief among the steps for Bengal is the government’s resolve to pay the entire premium (100 per cent) for crop insurance. This will entail a shift in the dynamics of the rural economy.
January 4, 2019Nearly 12,000 farmers have committed suicide in the country, Banerjee said, adding that not a single farmer from West Bengal figured among them.
July 27, 2018Hundreds of farmers from across Odisha and neighbouring West Bengal staged a demonstration here on Monday highlighting various issues faced by the farming community. Farmers from various districts of the state, under the banner of Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanaya Samiti, staged ‘Krushak Adhikar Chetabani Samavesh’ against government apathy towards the community. The Akhil Bharatiya Kisan …
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October 30, 2017