Malawi'’s agricultural sector is critical to its economy, employing around 77% of the population and accounting for 23% of gross domestic product (GDP). The majority of workers in agriculture are smallholder farmers, many of whom cultivate less than one hectare of land. Despite its importance, the sector faces significant challenges, …
Contrary to tall claims by both state and central governments about reining in the suicide trend among farmers and agriculture labourers of Punjab, a survey conducted by state's universities revealed that the number of suicides in the past decade either remained largely unchanged or increased. Data pertaining to the worst …
The majority of chronically poor people are economically active but the poor quality of that work, including its low-pay, dangerous conditions, insecurity and irregularity means that this work frequently maintains people in poverty rather than enabling poverty escapes. This Policy Guide focuses on chronically poor workers in informal wage employment …
Relative to other developing regions, developing Asia has experienced a slower decline in employment share in agriculture, compared to its output share; a rapid growth in labor and land productivity; and a shift from agricultural output from traditional to high-value products. The most successful Asian economies have pursued an agricultural …
Panel submits draft policy for agriculture development The draft agriculture development policy, submitted to the Chief Minister by the drafting committee chaired by K. Krishnankutty on Thursday, proposes that purchase of farmlands should be restricted to farmers and farming purposes only. “The farmlands are to be protected and should not …
Protest against land acquisition for a bypass on National Highway 8D After protests by farmers against a Nirma cement plant in Saurashtra, the proposed special investment region (SIR) near Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar corridor and the Mirthi Virdi Nuclear Power Station, anger is now brewing against land acquisition for a bypass for National …
Even the impressive agriculture growth by Madhya Pradesh over the last few years can't ignore this reality: more than a million cultivators have withdrawn from farming activity and there's a simultaneous four-fold increase in the number of agriculture labourers between 2001 and 2011. It means farming has become unviable for …
Prolonged excessive use of synthetic fertilisers has ruined the soil and agriculture in Medak district Years of dependency on chemical fertilisers has trapped the villagers of Hathnoor mandal of Narsapura in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh in a vicious cycle. to sustain a decent yield, they must use more and …
Guwahati, May 23: Minority-dominated Dhubri district has recorded the highest population growth rate in Assam while Kokrajhar has recorded the lowest, according to the 2011 census, the final findings of which were released today. Assam ranks 14th in the country in terms of population. While Assam recorded a population growth …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma on Friday expressed serious concern over the decline in the agricultural work force in the State. “The decline of workers in the agricultural sector as indicated in the primary census data of 2011 is a cause of concern in the State,” Dr Sangma said, …
For a state that always takes pride in being called the “Rice Bowl of India”, this is surely disconcerting news. As per the 2011 census, there has been a significant fall in the number of cultivators in Andhra Pradesh during the last one decade. The percentage of cultivators has declined …
In an order issued on Friday, the Taluk Land Board of Kozhencherry has declared 132 hectares of land originally owned by K.J. Abraham of Kozhencherry as excess land and has directed the Revenue officials concerned to take possession of the excess land, invoking the relevant provisions in the Kerala Land …
The number has come down by over 12% while the number of farm labourers in the state has soared The number of farmers in Chhattisgarh has come down by more than 12 per cent while the number of farm labourers in the state has soared during the period. The final …
Absolute Number Of Cultivators Has Fallen First Time In Four Decades, Stands At 119m New Delhi: There are now nearly 9 million fewer farmers than there were in 2001, the first time in four decades that the absolute number of cultivators has fallen. Census data released on Tuesday shows that …
As many as 99% of rural households had two square meals everyday througout the year in 2009-10, registering a gradual increase from 94.5% in 1993-94, according to a report by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). Similarly, 99.6% of urban households had two square meals a day in 2009-10 from …
Jaipur: Rajasthan has performed fairly well in providing two square meals in both rural and urban areas of the state. A survey “Perceived Adequacy Consumption in India of Food Household” released on Friday by the National Sample Survey (66th round) reports that almost each household in the state is getting …
Farmers played a key role in promoting national economy and growth and every citizen should acknowledge and honour their service, said speakers at a function organised as part of Pongal celebrations by Thilagavathiar Tiruvarul Adheenam here recently. They explained the importance of agriculture and said agricultural lands should not be …
A Bench of the Lok Adalat has observed that the use of banned pesticides has led to cervical and breast cancer among female agriculture labourers in six districts which fall under the Gulbarga revenue division. The Bench comprising Justice D V Shylendra Kumar of the High Court and A N …
This paper analyses data from a household-level survey of 980 agricultural and fishing households in seven sites across southern Bangladesh. It examine the relationship between assets, livelihood strategies, food security and farming practice changes. These households are coping with huge demographic, economic, and environmental changes. The results suggest that the …
The Kissan Khet Mazdoor Congress (KKMC) of Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has demanded a white paper on the steps proposed to be taken by the government for rabi crop. lleging that shortage of farm labourers, hike in prices of pesticides and farm equipment coupled with irregularities in the supply …
Acknowledging that agricultural production in the State in recent years had gone down drastically with many a farmer withdrawing from the traditional sector, a meeting of the subcommittee to formulate the State agriculture policy for the next 10 years with the stakeholders has underscored the need to turn farming into …
