NABARD breather for small farmers in Chhattisgarh"s un-electrified villages

Last names, also called surnames, can be traced to the early years of the Middle Ages, when most people in Europe were farmers and lived in small villages. Back then, everyone knew each other, and........»»

The Missouri Coalition for the Environment's Known & Grown STL program recently issued 18 micro-grants totaling nearly $19,000, aimed to support local farmers and small businesses that positively affect the St. Louis region’s food systems......»»

Bill Hogseth says Democrats need to fight for small businesses and independent farms and against corporate monopolies to gain support in rural areas. A produce vendor sells apples a farmers market in .....»»

The agricultural reforms make smallholder farms in Indian subject to powerful corporate interests. Small farms around the world should pay attention. ".....»»

The pandemic has revealed the fragility of America’s food system and the country’s farmers, ranchers and farmworkers are persevering through shutdowns, slowdowns and supply chain meltdowns......»»

Late last month, Sukrampal had to beg and borrow farmhands from nearby villages to gather his part of the country's largest-ever wheat harvest in Haryana state near New Delhi......»»

Agtech startup Agri10x is working with India's government to better connect small-scale farmers to global buyers, using blockchain to cut out the middleman......»»

Dairy farmers raced to secure aid under the $350 billion Paycheck Protection Program before it ran out of money Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic shuttered schools across the nation and gutted demand for milk......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he has directed his agriculture secretary to expedite help to farmers, especially small farmers, hurt by the economic disruption caused by the new coronavirus outbreak......»»

As the nation’s grocers see a surge of activity from coronavirus-fueled shopping, Houston’s farmers markets are experiencing similar trends. Two local farmers markets — Memorial Villages Farmers Market, at 10840 Beinhorn Road in Hunters Creek.....»»

Beans from small Kenyan farms end up in speciality coffees from Berlin to San Francisco. But low prices, rising temperatures, and erratic rainfall are pushing farmers to the brink of collapse. Serena Chaudhry reports......»»

According to a recent study from the EWG, “the richest of the rich” — the top 1% — received 13% of the federal payments, or more than $177,000 each. The bottom 80%, on the other hand, go an average payment of $5,136......»»

A perfect storm of factors has lead to the biggest crisis for American farmers in decades......»»

A perfect storm of factors has lead to the biggest crisis for American farmers in decades......»»

A perfect storm of .....»»

Farmers Branch-based Ontronics topped the 2019 rankings for the Dallas 100, which measures the fastest-growing small private companies in North Texas. The rankings were revealed at The Dallas 100 Entrepreneur Awards on Thursday at the Omni Dallas. F.....»»

Flow Kana, a cannabis flower brand, announced Tuesday it debuted the first episode in a series of shorts that will make the first film series produced by the company called “The Great Outdoor.” read more.....»»

Via Bruce Wilds' Advancing Time blog, Farmageddon is real and very painful for a small segment of America. According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament o.....»»

Dispatches from the business of climate change......»»

A small group of Twin Cities techies and entrepreneurs are working together on a new agriculture startup that provides organic chicken feed to farmers across the state. Founded earlier this year, Mile Four hopes to cash in on the growing trend of .....»»