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Farm distress: Not just debt, small landholding and poor access to market are also killing farmers: Report
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Farm distress: Not just debt, small landholding and poor access to market are also killing farmers: Report

The NIRDPR cited poor implementation of agricultural marketing reforms and low reach of minimum support price (MSP), which was adding to the farmers' distress.

Marathwada's drought: Some measures that could save the parched region from recurring drought
Mumbai

Marathwada's drought: Some measures that could save the parched region from recurring drought

Here are some of the measures which could have saved the farmers in the perennially parched Marathwada from distress, had they been implemented