Faulty farm ponds pockmark tribal villages in Palghar

A recently dug farm pond with no water even after the monsoon rains. (Photo by Nidhi Jamwal)

Constructed under the Maharashtra government’s Jalyukt Shivar scheme to end water scarcity in the state, these structures hold no water. Some were washed away in the first rains, making a mockery of the implementation

Small vegetable and poultry farmers severely affected by demonetization drive

Those in the supply chain of perishable farm goods are suffering the most. (Photo by Patrik M. Loeff)

Three weeks into the surprise announcement by the government to withdraw high denomination currency notes from circulation, it is now clear that producers of perishable commodities such as vegetable and poultry have been seriously impacted

Small vegetable farmers in Maharashtra suffer blow from demonetization

Farm labor Pratibha Vilas Kamthe has recently gone from cash salary to salary paid into her bank account. (Photo by Gouri Agtey Athale)

The people in rural Pune are past the initial shocks of demonetization and are now coming to grips with it, but there are signs of distress among growers and sellers of fruits and vegetables