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since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
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Cattle emit methane, a potent heat-trapping gas, during digestion and livestock farming drives deforestation in vulnerable areas.
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Royson Valliyil, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
This gains further significance as more major Indian state elections are due next year, such as in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, which have strong farming lobbies, followed by Uttar Pradesh in 2027 — the country’s largest agricultural state.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
When Lainey Wilson won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2024 and spoke onstage about growing up in a farming community of 200 people, Brian Dunne was at home in his apartment in Brooklyn watching.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
That project would require relocating villages home to indigenous groups that rely on farming for subsistence – and has sparked local opposition and concern, according to people familiar with the situation.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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Royson Valliyil, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
This gains further significance as more major Indian state elections are due next year, such as in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala, which have strong farming lobbies, followed by Uttar Pradesh in 2027 — the country’s largest agricultural state.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2025
When Lainey Wilson won the Grammy for Best Country Album in 2024 and spoke onstage about growing up in a farming community of 200 people, Brian Dunne was at home in his apartment in Brooklyn watching.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
That project would require relocating villages home to indigenous groups that rely on farming for subsistence – and has sparked local opposition and concern, according to people familiar with the situation.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farming. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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