Manipur DC Bishnupur Distributes Farming Equipment to 39 Beneficiaries Under RKVY — A Boost for Small Farmers and Local Mechanisation
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Manipur DC Bishnupur Distributes Farming Equipment to 39 Beneficiaries Under RKVY — A Boost for Small Farmers and Local Mechanisation

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Deputy Commissioner of Bishnupur district, Pooja Elangbam, led a distribution programme at the Mini Secretariat Complex, Bishnupur, where 39 farmers received farm equipment — primarily battery-operated knapsack sprayers and hand wheel hoes/weeders — under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) – Cafeteria 2023–24 (2nd instalment). The move aims to promote mechanisation, improve horticultural productivity, and…

Agrarian Crisis Deepens in Manipur Amid Prolonged Ethnic Violence
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Agrarian Crisis Deepens in Manipur Amid Prolonged Ethnic Violence

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Short summary The ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur — which began on May 3, 2023 — has forced thousands of farmers off their fields, leaving large tracts of fertile land uncultivated and pushing an agrarian economy toward collapse. Official and expert accounts say roughly 5,127 hectares of farmland remain fallow, threatening food security and livelihoods…