Tag: Indian farmers

  • The dying fields

    The dying fields

    [ad_1] Despite the advent of urbanisation, reforms of the 1990s, and neoliberal policies farming continues to be a vital sector of the Indian economy. | Photo Credit: Narinder NANU/AFP “Most things, except agriculture, can wait,” Jawaharlal Nehru once said, underlining the pivotal role farming plays in the country’s growth. From the fertile plains of Punjab…