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Open MSP procurement, storage to private sector: StarAgri CEOStarAgri CEO Amith Agarwal advocates a bigger private-sector role in MSP procurement and storage to boost efficiency, warehousing capacity,...
Amit Shah positive on hiking sugar MSP, raising ethanol quota: FadnavisHome Minister Amit Shah has shared promising news for the sugar industry that could reshape its future. Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Devend...
Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and millsFarmers call the hike inadequate while industry warns of rising cane arrears
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
SP president Akhilesh Yadav promises loan waivers to farmersSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pledges swift 24-hour payments for sugarcane farmers if his party wins in 2027. He promises loan waive...
Farmers protest: Is legal guarantee for MSP the best solution?Punjab farmers demand legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report, zero-budget n...
Wheat procurement increases over 70% to 292 lakh tonnes this marketing season, so farThis year, Haryana and Punjab switched from indirect payment of MSP to direct online transfers to farmers' bank accounts following a centra...
Punjab farmers received Rs 8,180 crore MSP payment via DBT this year: CentreCurrently, wheat procurement is in full swing in Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. "About Rs 8,180 crore has already been transferred dire...
Punjab 'arthiyas' to go on strike on Saturday over DBT scheme"Around 40,000 'arthiyas' (commission agents) across Punjab will observe strike tomorrow," Punjab's Federation of Arthiya Association presi...
Punjab to begin wheat procurement from April 10; farmers to be paid in bank a/csAshu said the department of agriculture and farmers' welfare expect the arrival of 130 lakh tonnes of wheat in the local markets (mandis). ...
Punjab CM assures support to ‘arhtiyas' on MSP payments to farmers through themThe chief minister told 'arhtiyas' or the commission agents, who met him under the banner of the Federation of Arhtiya Association of Punja...
Rs 2.97 lakh cr more food subsidy to be released this fiscal; Punjab, Haryana asked to use e-mode for MSP paymentsWhile the usage of electronic modes to transfer the minimum support price (MSP) to farmers is to check diversion and avoid delays, the new ...
Govt to give Rs 1 lakh crore additional income to farmers, Ghazipur waste dump to be cleaned soon: PradhanHe said the government has come up with a scheme to procure ethanol worth Rs 20,000 crore which will help increase farmer's income.
Govt proposes 10% hike in farm loan target for FY22; announces agri infra development cessThe minister also proposed higher allocation for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund and Micro Irrigation Fund, and extended Agriculture ...
Haryana to pay farmers for Moong dal, potatoWhile the procurement of moong would commence next month, the procurement of potato would start in the month of February.
Government may announce Rs 10,000 crore scheme to ensure MSP to oilseeds growersUnder the proposed scheme, the government will pay to farmers the difference between the MSP and monthly average price of oilseeds quoted i...
CCI to directly procure cotton from farmers in RajasthanThe central government had recently raised the MSP on medium-staple fibre cotton by 28% to Rs 5,150 per quintal and long-staple by 26% to R...
Niti Aayog backs GM seeds, suggests reform in MSP mechanismIndian farmers have adopted the GM seeds by growing BT cotton, the only crop allowed for commercial cultivation.
Soon, a direct benefit transfer scheme for cotton farmersThe centre plans to introduce a Direct Benefit Transfer scheme for cotton farmers in response to a slowdown in global cotton consumption.
- Wheat MSP hiked by Rs 20/qtl
The government has announced an increase in procurement price for wheat, barley, gram and safflower.