Farmers

Another India is (not) ours

At a media studded book release function, a leading editor was recounting a recent incident. He was travelling with a top Uttar Pradesh politician who we will not name but call Mr A in his brand

Publication Date:

30/10/2006

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20061031

pp:

11

Tags:

Land Resources, Land Ownership, Development, Displacement, Farmers, Compensation, Subsidies, Poverty, Industry, Private Sector, Governance, India, Corruption

Agriculture

Seeds bill doesn t matter in India's horticulture capital

sopan joshi meets farmer tycoons oblivious of the Seeds Bill 2004, but hooked to a biotech future

Publication Date:

14/10/2006

Author(s): Sopan Joshi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Plant Breeding, Seeds, Horticulture, Farmers, Biotechnology, Legislation, India, Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari

Agriculture

High yields in Andhra's pesticide free village

Having to write a happy story makes me uneasy. Ten journalistic years of persistently sifting for what's wrong in every event/statement has taken its toll. Cynicism, an assortment of palliatives,

Publication Date:

29/09/2006

Author(s): Sopan Joshi

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Inputs, Pesticides, Pest Control, Biological PC, Rice, Farmers, India, Andhra Pradesh, Sustainable Development, Statistics

Economy

Southeast African farmers wary of EU deal

Farmers of Malawi, a country in southeast Africa, have warned the government to tread carefully before endorsing the European Union's (eu's)economic partnership agreement. In a statement, the

Publication Date:

14/09/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060915

pp:

0

Tags:

Trade, Economy, Farmers, International Cooperation, Africa, Malawi, European Union (EU), Globalisation

Agriculture

Red said go

West Bengal s Left Front government is all set to displace farmers

Publication Date:

30/08/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060831

pp:

0

Tags:

Land Ownership, Land Reforms, Agriculture, Hoogly, Singur, Displacement, Farmers, Landless, Conflicts, Rehabilitation, Compensation, Economic Development, Industry, Auto Industry, Political Parties, West Bengal

India

Biotechnology for poor farmers

It s a myth

Publication Date:

30/08/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060831

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Pest Control, Farmers, Biotechnology, UN, China, India

Agriculture

Blog on Vidarbha suicides

fears of scientists at the Indira Gandhi Agriculture University, Raipur, about the possible transfer of germplasm of Jatropha Carcus (see

Publication Date:

30/08/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Farmers, Information, NGO, Maharashtra, Statistics, Internet

Agriculture

Pesticides in US farmworkers' children

evidence has been found of pesticide exposure in small children (1-6 year olds) of farm-workers in the us, say researchers at the Wake Forest University in North Carolina. Led by Thomas Arcury,

Publication Date:

30/08/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Agriculture, Pesticides, Health Effects, Farmers, Child Health, Occupational Health, Pesticide Residues, Research, Information, United States Of America (US)

Agriculture

Following suicides by cotton farmers in various parts of the country, the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Delhi, the National Commission on Farmers and the Centre for Science and Environment, Delhi, organised a one-day meet. Institutional, soci

Publication Date:

14/08/2006

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

15

Issue:

20060815

pp:

0

Tags:

Agriculture, Cotton, Farmers, Subsidies, India

Agriculture