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Madhya Pradesh's agriculture is facing severe challenges due to climate change, resulting in a significant 33% drop in wheat production in 2024 compared to 2023.

Compared to the average state expenditure on agriculture (5.9%), Madhya Pradesh has dedicated 6.9% of its overall expenditure to this sector.

The average monthly income of an agricultural household in India grew from Rs. 6,426 in 2012–13 to Rs. 10,218 in 2018–19, Govt says in Lok Sabha

The NABCONS study from 2022 estimates that the country still suffers an astounding loss of Rs. 1.53 trillion (USD 18.5 billion) annually from 2020 to 2022.

मध्यप्रदेश के निमाड़ क्षेत्र के अंतर्गत आने वाले खरगोन, बड़वानी और खण्डवा ज़िले प्रदेश के गर्म ज़िले माने जाते हैं. मगर यहाँ के किसान बढ़ते तापमान के दुष्प्रभाव से अछूते नही हैं. फसल से लेकर किसान तक बढ़ते तापमान से सभी बुरी तरह प्रभावित हैं।

बढ़ते तामपान के चलते खुले में काम करने वाले मज़दूर सबसे ज़्यादा प्रभावित हैं. लिंग आधारित पहचान, भूमिहीन होना और योजना से वंचित होना इस कठिनाई को और बढ़ा देता है. 

As the elections approach in Bhopal, local farmers are facing many problems like crop failures, not enough water, and not getting sufficient help from the government. This makes us wonder: do these farming problems affect how farmers vote?

The droughts in Haveri have affected the labourers and farmers drastically with crop losses and forced migration.  Haveri has reported the highest number of suicides with 84 cases.

In Buxar district of Bihar on March 20, chaos erupted as villagers protested against the construction of a thermal power plant in Chausa

Virendra Kushwaha (52) from the Niwari district of Madhya Pradesh got his daughter married only last year. He had taken a loan of Rs 3 lakh for this marriage.