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Angry farmers storm into agriculture fair in Paris

A group of French farmers stormed into a major Paris farm fair on Saturday ahead of a planned visit by President Emmanuel Macron...

India: Farmers offered support prices on corn, cotton, pulses

The Indian government has offered guaranteed support prices for pulses, corn and cotton in a bid to break a deadlock with protesting farmers, Trade...

Farmers block Dutch-Belgian border as anger spreads

Farmers blocked the Dutch-Belgian border on Friday and occupied roads in Greece while their Polish peers announced plans to shut border crossings with Ukraine...

France drops plan to decrease farmers’ diesel discount

The French government dropped plans to gradually reduce state subsidies on agricultural diesel but that seems not enough for angry farmers surrounding Paris and...

PM Kakar directs to ensure timely fertilizer supply for Rabi crop

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to ensure timely and uninterrupted supply of fertilizer to the...

PM Shehbaz Sharif reiterates govt’s resolve to facilitate farmers

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated the government’s resolve to facilitate the farmers and said that relevant institutions will have to work...

Govt announces subsidies for flood-affected farmers

KARACHI: Sindh government announced subsidies on urea and fertilizers for flood-affected farmers aims to support the financial burden of farmers affected by the recent...

Unseasonal rains and hail damage crops in India

Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have damaged ripening, winter-planted crops such as wheat in India's fertile northern, central and western plains, exposing thousands of farmers...

Farmers who lost crops in Pakistan floods struggle without compensation

Most farmers in Pakistan whose crops were destroyed in last year’s devastating floods do not have any insurance they can fall back on, leaving...

Farmers announce protest outside Punjab Assembly

LAHORE: Farmers, under the banner of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, have announced to protest against the high cost of electricity and fertilisers outside Punjab Assembly,...

Mechanism for seed amount to farmers in final stage: Sindh CM

KARACHI: Sindh government will soon provide Rs 5000 per acre to farmers for cultivation of Rabi crop, provincial chief minister said in a meeting...

PM Shehbaz Sharif says govt to provide Rs1,800bn loans to farmers  

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has unveiled Kissan package for farmers after heavy rains and subsequent floods hit the agriculture sector, ARY News reported...

‘Farmers in flood-affected areas to get free-of-cost seeds’  

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema informed the National Assembly (NA) that the government had allocated sufficient funds...

Farmers threaten to block nationwide roads if demands not met by Monday

ISLAMABAD: Farmers led by the Kissan Ittehad staging sit-in in Islamabad have threatened to block nationwide roads if their demands were not met by...

Deadlock persists as talks between govt, farmers yield no result

ISLAMABAD: The deadlock between the government and the protesting farmers continued as another round of talks ended without any results, ARY News reported on...

Farmers’ protest in Islamabad enters third day

ISLAMABAD: The protest of farmers in Islamabad who have gathered under the umbrella of Pakistan Kissan Ittehad on Friday entered the third day, ARY...

Farmers warn of country-wide blockade, give 2-hour ultimatum

ISLAMABAD: The protesting farmers, under the umbrella of Kissan Ittehad, have warned of ‘jamming’ the whole country, giving a two-hour ultimatum to authorities for...

Farmers stage sit-in in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Farmers led by Kissan Ittehad on Wednesday staged a sit-in at Blue Area in Islamabad after the authorities barred them from protesting before...

Farmers stage sit-in at Sukkur Barrage against water shortage

SUKKUR: Farmers on Thursday staged a sit-in protest at Sukkur Barrage against irrigation water shortage, ARY News reported.  As per details, the farmers staged a...

Son of India govt minister arrested for ‘killing farmers’

LUCKNOW: Ashish Mishra, son of junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations he ran over and killed four protesting farmers...

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