Farm Labour

Marathwada Diary: Farmers risk a dicey second sowing as rainfall failure stunts growth of Kharif crops

Farmers in Marathwada gamble on a second sowing in a desperate need to raise some cash ahead of Rabi season as they expect poor yield due to rainfall failure during first round of Kharif sowing

Bad MNREGA jobs planning causing farm labour shortage: panel

The panel's views assume significance in the wake of allegations by the agriculture minister that MNREGA operations have had an adverse effect on labour availability.

Govt claims temporary labour shortage reported due to MGNREGA

Temporary shortage of labour has been reported during the peak agriculture season because of the employment guarantee scheme under MGNREGA but the country's overall foodgrain production has not been affected, the government said today.