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Gene-edited rice sparks alarms: Scientists back activists, warn of hidden dangers
Growing apprehensions over the safety and regulation of genome editing in agriculture have reportedly received "validation" from peer-reviewed scientific studies, backed by civil society advocacy efforts. The Union Government’s...
Provide adequate budget to FCI! Protect the hungry! Demand India’s farmers
Farmers across India prepare a memorandum listing all demands concerning the FCI to ensure rights of farmers and other Indian citizens.
Farmers’ struggle, a battle against a single party’s communal thoughts: Punjab SKM leaders
Farmer leaders condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the biggest liar, who will steadily lose respect across the world.
Protection of FCIs, a matter of food growers’ future: AIKMS
Farmers and workers warned that the new changes in FCI rules along with the three farm laws will further adversely impact India’s hunger situation.
Vandals attack Rakesh Tikait’s convoy in Alwar, Rajasthan
The farmer leader was attending kisan panchayats in the state on Friday afternoon when the incident took place
Terrified by MSP Loot Calculator, the Centre is speaking half-truths: JKA
Responding to government claims of higher paddy procurement in 2021, farmers said that a majority of rice-growers still cannot avail MSP benefits
Farmers to commemorate Samvidhan Bachao Diwas on Babasaheb Ambedkar’s birth anniversary
Farmers' groups plan a Parliament march in May with participation from peasants across the country
TN: Over 20,000 peasants gather for mahapanchayat at Kanyakumari
Participants from the fisher community also hoisted black flags on their boats as a show of dissent
Farm laws: SC appointed committee submits report
The three agricultural laws passed last year were stayed by the Supreme Court on January 12
Assam’s rice farmers express fears concerning government’s free rice scheme
While farmers encourage the pro-poor initiatives taken up by the government, many have raised concern about the falling prices in rice owing to import of crop from other states
Protect arrestee’s human rights: Lawyers send open letter to UNHRC
Concerned about the growing abuse against arrested farmers, the legal body supporting agitating farmers sends a letter to the UNHRC.
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