Nafed has opened 40 procurement centres where farmers can sell their stock and get their payment online
He was addressing an agriculture conclave organised by Rural Voice, a digital media platform
On Wednesday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said he would announce a minimum support price (MSP) for crop residue so that farmers could sell it instead of burning it.
The procurement is taking place in Himachal Pradesh, Assam and Tripura, he said, adding that the FCI has started buying paddy from Rajasthan
Paddy procurement has increased in the last five years
Wheat MSP has been raised by 5.45 per cent to Rs 2,125 per quintal from Rs 2,015 per quintal to encourage more area under the crop amid tight government stock position owing to low procurement, fall in production and higher...
Amid high inflation, the government provided additional five kilograms of foodgrains free to more than 80 crore people through 2022 under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), which is ending on Saturday
The Chhattisgarh government on Monday started the procurement of urad (black gram) and moong (green gram) at Minimum Support Price (MSP), an exercise being carried out for the first time in the state, an official here said.
Dashrath Lakshman Kedari (42) had ended his life in Junnar tehsil in Pune allegedly due to not receiving minimum support price (MSP) for his produce and, in...
Sukhbir Singh Badal said the export ban as well as 20 per cent duty on the export of non-basmati rice were “anti-farmer” steps and should be addressed...
"Export policy of broken rice ...is amended from ‘Free’ to ‘Prohibited’," the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said in a notification dated...
The Kharif marketing season 2021-22 runs from October to September. The paddy procurement in 2020-21 was 2.12 lakh MT, down from 3.15 lakh MT in the previous...
Samyukt Kisan Morcha has rejected the MSP Panel and has decided to not nominate members despite three slots being reserved for them in the panel.
Uttar Pradesh: The farmers were seeking the removal of Union Minister Ajay Kumar Mishra and a law guaranteeing MSP among the other demands in Lakhimpur Kheri.
SKM (Samyukta Kisan Morcha) which is an umbrella organisation of over 40 farm unions, said they have already rejected the ‘anti-farmers panel’ and will not...
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Saturday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will be boycotting the meeting as a mark of protest against...
Besides MSP, the committee will look into ways to promote natural farming, crop diversification, and micro-irrigation schemes.
The panel, headed by former agriculture secretary Sanjay Agrawal, will have 26 members including farmer representatives, agri-scientists and agri economists as...
The Congress on Monday expressed strong support for the Samyukta Kisan Morcha's (SKM) call for protests against the government for allegedly reneging on its...
Goyal said that it is possible to find the solution as there are well-established and proven mechanisms available and documents are on the table which can be...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs , chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSP for all mandated Kharif (summer) crops for...
The once economically prosperous state is now in the grip of unending farm distress. What ails the state and why has no government been able to do anything?
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao said farmers should continue their struggle until the time they get right price for their produce.
Better prices luring Indian farmers to sell their produce to private traders for sale in the global markets. Should India need to worry?
The poor man’s food from the drought-hit belt of Marathwada is in the spotlight owing to its new status as superfood. While the elite love it for its health...
