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
Agriculture
Posted inIndia / News / Protest
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
Posted inEconomics / India / ToMl
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
Posted inIndia / Multimedia / Protest
Explaining India’s farmer uprising
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ0qyFySvfM&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Prasanth Radhakrishnan #FarmersProtest
Posted inAfrica / History / Human / Science
Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years ago
By analysing a prehistoric site in the Libyan desert, a team of researchers from the universities of Huddersfield, Rome and Modena & Reggio Emilia has … Entomologist confirms first Saharan farming 10,000 years agoRead more
Posted inCaste / India / Protest / Worker
Punjab farm labourers
Taravanti Kaur is worried. “Whatever little work is available to us now, will also not be there once these farm laws are passed,” she says. … Punjab farm labourersRead more
Posted inIndia / Suicide / ToMl / Worker
Why farmers kill themselves
More than 28 farmers and farm labourers die by suicide in India every day, according to the 2021 State of India’s Environment (SoE) report — … Why farmers kill themselvesRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Protest / ToMl
They are Fighting in a Second Struggle for Economic Freedom
Sitting with several buckets by his side, Ramrishi Dalal politely serves water to each person that passes by. Dalal, who hails from Manat in Haryana’s … They are Fighting in a Second Struggle for Economic FreedomRead more
Posted inIndia / Protest
Adivasi still don’t own the land they cultivate
“My son died about four years ago. A year after that, my husband died too,” says 70-year-old Bhima Tandale. Sitting under the hot sun at … Adivasi still don’t own the land they cultivateRead more
Posted inHindutva / India / Protest / USA Empire
Why Does the US Support the Three Farm Laws?
On February 4, the US State Department exhorted India to resolve differences with the farmers protesting against the Farm Laws through dialogue. State Department spokesperson … Why Does the US Support the Three Farm Laws?Read more