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Deficit in rains -ICRISAT comes out with strategy for farmers  
When there is no security for farmers’ livelihood how can there be food security? - K. Ramasubba Reddy  
RBI Macroeconomic Developments: 1 Q Review 2009-10: Monsoon Movement key to Growth  
FOODGRAIN PRODUCTION PROJECTED TO FALL BY 5.6% pc in 2009-10: CMIE  
BHARAT NIRMAN – FIRST PLUG LEAKAGES IN IMPLEMENTION  
ONLY 1% of FUNDS FOR FARM SECTOR FROM Rs 10 LAKH CRORE BUDGET  
“WILL THE BUDGET PROPOSALS PROMPT 4% FARM GROWTH?” “NOT MUCH” is the opinion of many experts
- K. Ramasubba Reddy		  
MUTED REFORMS RAAGA IN THE BUDGET PROPSITIONS-REVENUE FOREGONE Rs 4 Lakh Crore
  
REFORMS RAAGA BY ECONOMIC SURVEY  
FARMERS WANT REFORMS, NOT CONCESSIONS-CIFA  
CANE SUPPORT PRICE Rs 107 PER QUINTAL  
FOODARTICLES INDEX UP 8.6% FUEL INDEX DIP 13%  
PERCAPITA INCOME OF WORKFORCE IN FARMING ONLY 20% OF PERCAPITA INCOME OF WORK FORCE IN OTHER SECTORS  
INDIAN BUREAUCRACY THE WORST IN ASIA-SURVEY  
GROWTH OF PERCAPITA INCOME- AGRI SECTOR-ZERO-COMM&PER. SERVICES A WHOPPING 11%  
SMALL AND MARGINAL FARMERS MARGINALISED-NABARD REPORT  
'NREGA BENEFITS NOT REACHING PEOPE’: NCAER STUDY  
WHY FOOD PRICES ARE RISING DESPITE BUMPER CROPS?  
FARM CREDIT FALTERS AGAIN- INCREASE ONLY 8% AS AGAINST MANDATED 18% - K.Ramasuba Reddy  
SLUM DOG MILLIONAIRES A MYTH-THEY ARE MIRED IN POVERTY  
BAD POLICIES CAUSE OF SLIDE BACK IN FARM SECTOR and REDUCTION OF INCOMES OF FARMERS  
FARMING= POVERTY+ DEBT+ SUICIDES
FARMERS DESTITUTES IN THE MOTHER LAND		  
EDIBLE OIL IMPORTS IMBROGLIO-POINT/COUNTER POINT/ FARMERS’ POINT  
WORLD BANK SAID IN WDR09-NREGA BARRIER TO DEVELOPMENT, NOW SAYS NREGS IS IMP CUSHION FOR THE POOR  
News of Farmers Clarion Call Programmes  
MSP FIXED LESS THAN PRODUCTION COST-HIGH RISKS IN FARMING NOT RECKONED WHILE FIXING MSP FOOD SECURITY FIRST-FARMERS’ WELFARE A MUST  
FARMERS PRAISED AS HEROES, BUT INCREASE IN FUNDS ALLOTED FOR FARM SECTOR-ZERO  
Sri. P. Chengal Reddy Secretary General, CIFA, Voiced Indian Farmers Concern in World Conference on Tobacco held at Mumbai on 10-03-09  
Food Security First – Farmers Welfare must 2009 Parliament Elections – Campaign by CIFA  
CIFA Secretary General Sri P. Chengal Reddy Threatens Criminal Proceedings against Polke foriIllegal Arrest of Farmers  
DESPERATE FARMERS DUMP TOMATOS ON HIGH WAY –“OUR LIVES ARE RUINED” FARMERS  
SPECIAL FOCUS ON MUDDLED HANDLING OF AGRI SECTOR MATTERS  
Chengal Reddy Participates in World Bank, & IMF Annual Conference, Washington  
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  
“FARMER DOES NOT NEED CRUMBS FROM ANYBODY. HE NEEDS A FAIR PRICE FOR WHAT HE HAS GROWN”
- Padma Sri G.Narasimha RajuYadav		  
PROBLEMS OF FARMERS IGNORED BY GOVT IN ECONOMIC STIMULUS MEASURES -Monetary and fiscal packages that do not even mention, problems of cash crop cultivation, is bizarre** Jayati Ghosh  
GOVT. REJECTS STATUTORY STATUS TO CACP-Imp Recs of Prof. Alagh Committee not accepted  
GOING ORGANIC REDUCES YIELD. “ANY DROP IN YIELD WILL AFFECT FOOD SECURITY”  
2008-AGRI NEWS SELECTIONS Part 1 FARMERS ORPHANS OF THE MOTHER LAND?  
2008-AGRI NEWS SELECTIONS- Part 2
FARM SECTOR DECADENCE DUE TO DECADES OF POLICY NEGLECT AND DECLINE IN PUBLIC INVESTMENT		  
CIFA ON STATUTORY MINIMMUM PRICE (SMP) TO SUGARCANE - TAKEN UP WITH PLANNING COMMISSION , NEW DELHI
  
SPECIAL FOCUS: FARMERS’ SUICIDES and DECLINE IN BANK CREDIT TO FARM SECTOR-
1,82,936 cases of farmers' suicides in the country since 1997, 46 Farmers commit suicide everyday
  
Farmers will be on agitation path for New MSP: P. Chengal Reddy, CIFA
  
Farmers’ “livelihood always under threat and continues to be the riskiest profession”
  
“Concentrate on the income of farmers and productivity will take care of itself”
  
” ASSOCHAM making scary and outrageous statements in a bid to arm twist policies”. Govt slams Assocham for job loss forecast -Ficci rules out threat of large-scale layoffs- Assocham withdraws job-loss report.  
FOOD FIRST-FACTORY NEXT: Stop acquiring land forcefully for SEZ: FE 24-10-08  
“India’s economic growth is not benefiting rural populations as much as those living in urban areas”: WEF
  
ANTI KISAN POLICY-Government refuses to lift ban on export of rice despite bumper buffer stocks
  
Market flooded with Funds to stem financial crisis But no thought is given to impact on Inflation control  
Financial crisis may hit investment flow in agri sector-IFPRI  
Small farms & firms source of livelihood for over 50% of households in India- But their share in bank loans is only 8.6%
  
‘No hope for good old farmers: the only path to economic progress for them is to switch profession. At each stage of the current inflation episode, the government has jettisoned the interests of farmers to help other sectors’: Subhomoy Bhattacharjee of FE (13/05/08)
 
Who are the real poor in India? -K.Ramasubbareddy
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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