The absence of irrigation has aggravated the crisis. From January …
Cotton is the traditional crop of Marathwada. But the promotion …
With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 …
Marathwada sits on basalt rocks. Due to small aquifers, …
Marathwada sits on basalt rocks. Due to small aquifers, …
Marathwada sits on basalt rocks. Due to small aquifers, …
Farmers are moving to the more lucrative sugarcane, hoping to …
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The absence of irrigation has aggravated the crisis. From January 2014 till the first week of April this year, more than 800 farmers committed suicide due to crop failures. Today, Marathwada reports the highest number of suicides in the state
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Cotton is the traditional crop of Marathwada. But the promotion of Bt cotton has led to a steady rise in input cost and drop in yield
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With no guarantee of a normal monsoon and erratic water supply from dams, farmers have installed pumps to bring water from surface and groundwater sources. This has resulted in the depletion of the water table in the parched region
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Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Cash Crops ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
Sugarcane ,
Sugarcane ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
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Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
In the first week of April this year, Jayakwadi dam had only 12 per cent of its live storage capacity, enough to meet the water requirements of main cities and industrial areas
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
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Cash Crops ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
Sugarcane ,
Sugarcane ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Climate Change ,
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Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Agriculture ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Jayakwadi Dam ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP046
Agriculture ,
Cash Crops ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
Sugarcane ,
Sugarcane ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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Marathwada sits on basalt rocks. Due to small aquifers, groundwater has limited potential for recharge. Excessive extraction of groundwater has caused the water table to hit an all-time low
Agriculture ,
Children ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Groundwater ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
Women ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP047
Marathwada sits on basalt rocks. Due to small aquifers, groundwater has limited potential for recharge. Excessive extraction of groundwater has caused the water table to hit an all-time low
Agriculture ,
Children ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Groundwater ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
Women ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP047
Marathwada sits on basalt rocks. Due to small aquifers, groundwater has limited potential for recharge. Excessive extraction of groundwater has caused the water table to hit an all-time low
Agriculture ,
Children ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Groundwater ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
Women ,
DVD NO. MDVDDP047
Farmers are moving to the more lucrative sugarcane, hoping to sell it to the many sugar factories in the region and recover from their losses. But sugarcane is a water-intensive crop, requiring irrigation for more than a year
Agriculture ,
Cash Crops ,
Climate Change ,
Compensation ,
Compensation ,
Crop Failure ,
Crop Insurance ,
Debt ,
Drought ,
Farmer suicide ,
Farmers ,
Farmers ,
Food Security ,
Maharashtra ,
Marathwada ,
Natural Disasters ,
Natural Disasters ,
Rainfall ,
Rural Poverty ,
Sugarcane ,
Sugarcane ,
VIKAS CHOUDHARY ,
Weather Predictions ,
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