Farmers in the irrigated belts of Punjab and Haryana have already started land and nursery preparation, ahead of planting paddy and cotton.

The farmer leaders voiced their strong reservations to a number of clauses in the ordinance.

Though excessive use of Urea is mainly noticed in states having strong irrigation network, there have always been deep concern about its ex...

The Opposition has claimed the number of deaths and suicides are higher.

Government is likely to raise MSP for wheat by Rs 50 per quintal, to encourage farmers to cover more area under staple crop in ongoing rabi...

Farming leaders said that they have informed Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav their demands, backed by scientific and agricultural data.

Sugar cane crushing is at season's peak in Uttar Pradesh but the Akhilesh Yadav government is yet to announce the state advised price (SAP)...

Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said 7.2 lakh farmers, who've taken loans of up to Rs 50,000 from rural cooperative banks, will benefit from ...

Cabinet had asked CACP to review its recommendation of not raising MSP after the agri ministry suggested a revision to Rs 1,400 per quintal.

A convergence between farmers and sugar millers on some aspects of sugar decontrol came forth at the meeting of the C Rangarajan committee ...

For sugar cane farmers in UP a novel e-governance project has come as a boon for dealing with delayed payments, under weighing of their pro...

Mayawati's demand to split UP has figured just perfunctorily in her poll campaign so far, highlighting her inability to turn it into an ele...

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion had called farmers bodies for consultation to build a consensus over this contentious ref...

Key state governments have demanded a massive 30-70% increase in the support price for Rabi or winter sown crops, opening up wheat exports.

Key state governments have demanded a massive 30-70% increase in the support price for Rabi or winter sown crops.

An inter-ministerial panel will decide on the contentious issue of opening organised retail to foreign investment after examining stakehold...

This is likely to impact the area under wheat this Rabi season and, consequently, the output of wheat in 2008-09, paving the way for import...