Farmers  

 A few villages in Jharkhand have grown drumsticks on barren land. Such is the yield that they have begun exporting it as well! 

Farmer Producer Companies (FPCs) are easily bypassing APMCs to sell directly to private players 
 

Amarendra Pratap Singh left his teaching profession to take up farming. Now he is a successful farmer, employing 35 people 
 

The Punjab government allowed production of quality seed potato through tissue culture-based technology, using aeroponics/net house facilities, along with the certification of seed potato and its successive generations to boost income of farmers

 Dewri village near Ranchi, Jharkhand, has been rechristened ‘Aloe Vera village’ as it has planted a number of such medicinal plants

Israel ambassador to India Ron Malka has extended his support to the farm laws passed by the Indian parliament 

In his monthly radio show, Mann ki Baat, PM Modi chose to speak about the importance of stories and folklore in the Indian culture
 

Minister of agriculture and farmer welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar has reiterated that the farmers’ bill will go a long way in improving the lives of farmers 
 

 Why the farmers’ bills and FCRA bills are important
 

The farmers’ bills introduced by the Modi government are set to be a boon for the farmers

 Krushi Bhawan had also become India's first government building and Odisha's first-ever building to feature in Dezeen, a prestigious international journal on architecture

The Union ministers addressed the media over Farm Bills passed in Rajya Sabha and ruckus created by the Opposition.

Punjab farmers have been staging protests for a week ever since the bills were passed in Lok Sabha

The Opposition parties created ruckus after the two agriculture bills were passed which led to the adjournment of the House.

The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020 permits the electronic trading of farmers' produce and allows the setting up transaction platforms for facilitating direct online buying and selling of farm products.