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 Not ready to till [1]

Riot-hit farmers keep away from fields; vegetable prices soar

Rabindra Singha is staring at a bleak future. His 1.6 hectares (ha) in Rowta Bagan village are lying uncultivated. He lost his yield last year in riots that broke out in Udalguri district of lower Assam in October.

Publication Date: 
14/09/2009
Amarjyoti Borah [2]
Down to Earth [3]
Tags:
Agriculture [4], Food Prices [5], Food Supply [6], Farmers [7], Tribals [8], Bodo [9], Conflicts [10], Bangladesh [11], Assam [12], Darrang [13]

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