[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMkX79nczWs&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait
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Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960s
Despite important agricultural advancements to feed the world in the last 60 years, a Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than … Climate change cut global farming productivity 21% since 1960sRead more
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Food and farmers are not about market economics
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIQyUOg1wxo&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Its about how we feed ourselves and how much life it gives to us. Jyoti Fernandez landworkersalliance.org.uk wefeedtheworld.org
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UK farmers support Indian farmers, cite poor experience with corporates
The Indian diaspora in the UK has already shown their support for the farmers’ protests back home, but it is now the turn of British … UK farmers support Indian farmers, cite poor experience with corporatesRead more
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Liberalisation of Agriculture: Lessons from Developed and Developing Countries
It has now been three months since farmers and agricultural workers from various Indian states have been agitating at the borders of Delhi demanding that … Liberalisation of Agriculture: Lessons from Developed and Developing CountriesRead more
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Agroecology vs. climate chaos
As natural disasters multiply across the world, the race to fix our broken climate is proclaimed far and wide. Climate change turns up on the … Agroecology vs. climate chaosRead more
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Agroecology vs. climate chaos
As natural disasters multiply across the world, the race to fix our broken climate is proclaimed far and wide. Climate change turns up on the … Agroecology vs. climate chaosRead more
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Disha Ravi says if highlighting farmers’ protest is sedition, it’s better to be in jail
Stating that there is no evidence to link Disha Ravi with Sikhs For Justice, a banned organisation, the climate activist’s counsel Siddharth Agarwal Saturday told … Disha Ravi says if highlighting farmers’ protest is sedition, it’s better to be in jailRead more
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High volatility in crop prices, made worse by the absence of APMCs
Rajiv Kumar Ojha does not know which is more stressful: harvesting a decent crop or trying to sell it. “You might find it funny, but … High volatility in crop prices, made worse by the absence of APMCsRead more
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Explaining India’s farmer uprising
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0qyFySvfM&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Prasanth Radhakrishnan #FarmersProtest