Agriculture
Yavatmal recorded 220 farmer suicides in nine months, 39 of them in September
Yavatmal district recorded 220 farmer suicides between January 1 and October 5, including 34 in August and 39 in September.
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Agriculture
Kelvad farmer's turmeric recorded as soybean; tehsildar promises correction
The official crop record for farmer Ganesh Nikam's turmeric plot at Kelvad in Chikhli taluka lists the crop as soybean.
Agriculture
'Don't lose heart, the government is with you': guardian minister Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale tours drought-hit Latur
Farmers hit by the drought should not despair, as the state government stands behind them, Latur's guardian minister Shivendrasinhraje Bhosale said on Saturday, October 10, while inspecting crop losses in several villages of the district.
Agriculture
Central drought team inspects scorched soybean at Demani-Wahegaon; farmers say ₹35,000 an acre spent in vain
A central team on Friday, October 9, inspected soybean fields at Demani-Wahegaon in the Shekta revenue circle of Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar taluka, where kharif crops have withered for want of rain, and spoke to farmers.
