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Kailas Patange (22), a farmer from Hingoli, applied for a bank loan of Rs 6.65 crore to buy a helicopter and rent it out. Patange, a resident of Taktoda village, applied for loan in a bank in Goregaon, stating that farming in the two acres of land he owns has become unaffordable due to irregular rainfall and drought-like conditions. "Who says only big people should have big dreams?," said Patange.

Ahead of the upcoming Punjab election, two leaders of the nine-member coordination committee of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on December 25 announced that the Morcha won't contest the election. Furthermore, they said the Morcha was only made to resolve the farmers' issues related to the three agricultural laws. It has also been announced that disciplinary action will be taken if anyone uses the organisation's name in the poll.  

Nagaland's resident L Hangthing, who used to trek across the state and into Assam thirty years ago to collect fruits' seed thrown by people to build their own nursery, is now known as Nagaraland's most forward-thinking farmers. Hangthing said he'd started this journey when he was ''in class 10'' and never ''looked back''. Moreover, he introduced the people here to litchi, cardamom and is now planning fish aquaculture.

The Mumbai Police on May 30 arrested Nagpur-based farmer Sagar Mandhre for making a threat call claiming of planting a bomb at the Maharashtra government secretariat. Upon interrogation, the farmer confessed to have planned the hoax to draw the administration's attention for compensation of the acquired land. Claiming to be a bone-disease patient, Mandhre said he needed money for his treatment. Earlier, he had given multiple threats of… read-more

Telangana-based Padma Shri awardee farmer Chintala Venkat Reddy has secured an international patent for growing Vitamin D-infused rice and wheat varieties through natural processes. Chintala had sampled a vegetable and maize flour-based plant-food to convert Vitamin A into Vitamin D successfully. Chintala said although Vitamin D extends benefits galore, all plants barring mushroom are incapable of synthesizing it. He added that the new… read-more