Restrictions on fish markets in Maharashtra, owing to the relentless spread of the COVID 19 cases, has spelt doom for the fishing communities as their livelihoods are affected.

Restrictions on fish markets in Maharashtra, owing to the relentless spread of the COVID 19 cases, has spelt doom for the fishing communities as their livelihoods are affected.

Restrictions on fish markets in Maharashtra, owing to the relentless spread of the COVID 19 cases, has spelt doom for the fishing communities as their livelihoods are affected.

April and May are the months when farmers in Maharashtra buy bulls to help them sow their kharif crops, or sell them to repay moneylenders and buy seeds and fertilisers. But the cattle markets are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the farmers high and dry.

April and May are the months when farmers in Maharashtra buy bulls to help them sow their kharif crops, or sell them to repay moneylenders and buy seeds and fertilisers. But the cattle markets are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the farmers high and dry.

April and May are the months when farmers in Maharashtra buy bulls to help them sow their kharif crops, or sell them to repay moneylenders and buy seeds and fertilisers. But the cattle markets are shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the farmers high and dry.

The state’s cashew farmers were hoping to make some money this year after two successive years of losses — due to the floods of 2019 and the pandemic-induced lockdown last year. But unseasonal hailstorms and the second wave of COVID19 have added to their woes this year.

The state’s cashew farmers were hoping to make some money this year after two successive years of losses — due to the floods of 2019 and the pandemic-induced lockdown last year. But unseasonal hailstorms and the second wave of COVID19 have added to their woes this year.

The state’s cashew farmers were hoping to make some money this year after two successive years of losses — due to the floods of 2019 and the pandemic-induced lockdown last year. But unseasonal hailstorms and the second wave of COVID19 have added to their woes this year.

Four months after the farmers’ protests began around the national capital’s borders, the stir has found support from Chhattisgarh’s Adivasi organisations. Adivasi leaders allege that if the corporates are allowed to function freely in the agriculture sector, farming will witness the same plight as that of Chhattisgarh’s forests.

Four months after the farmers’ protests began around the national capital’s borders, the stir has found support from Chhattisgarh’s Adivasi organisations. Adivasi leaders allege that if the corporates are allowed to function freely in the agriculture sector, farming will witness the same plight as that of Chhattisgarh’s forests.

Four months after the farmers’ protests began around the national capital’s borders, the stir has found support from Chhattisgarh’s Adivasi organisations. Adivasi leaders allege that if the corporates are allowed to function freely in the agriculture sector, farming will witness the same plight as that of Chhattisgarh’s forests.