Pesticide, seed cos earn moolah at the expense of cotton farmers in Yavatmal district

Nagpur: Yavatmal district which is known as producer of “white gold” (cotton) has acquired dubious distinction. The district is hogging the limelight not because of farmer suicides but this time “deaths due to inhaling pesticides”. As usual the media remained complacent,...

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By Nagpur Today On Saturday, March 5th, 2016

RSS pulls up Cong for politicising Wardha cotton farmers’ issue!

File Pic Nagpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) finally came out to counter the allegations that one of the cotton buyers belonging to Sangh had defaulted on the payment of poor farmers from Wardha, while firing salvo at Congress for painting the...

By Nagpur Today On Monday, December 7th, 2015

Direct Benefit Transfer scheme soon for Vidarbha Cotton farmers too

Mumbai/Nagpur: With the world cotton consumption slowing down and the demand for higher Minimum Support Price for cotton emanating from some states, the Centre is planning to introduce Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for the cotton farmers as well. Speaking at...