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Centre extends MSP procurement deadline in UP to July 8, approves over 6.18 lakh rural housesFarmers in Uttar Pradesh will benefit from an extended wheat, gram, and lentil procurement period until July 8. Additionally, over 6.18 lak...
Iran war: Fuel price surge squeezes dairy, poultry value chainsIndustry officials say rising fuel costs, coupled with geopolitical disruptions affecting commodity markets, are squeezing farmer margins a...
Govt clears UP potato buy at Rs 6,500/ton, hikes gram cap in Andhra PradeshThe government is stepping in to support farmers. Twenty lakh tonnes of potatoes will be bought in Uttar Pradesh. Gram procurement limits h...
India bets on 100% MSP procurement of pulses, but the road to self-sufficiency is fraught with challengesWhile the Pulses Mission seeks to boost self-sufficiency through wider MSP procurement, stakeholders say infrastructure and policy gaps cou...
Govt approves procurement of 54,166 tonnes moong, 50,750 tonnes groundnut under PSSThe government has approved the procurement of 54,166 tonnes of moong from Haryana, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh, along with 50,750 tonnes of...
Congress highlights recommendations of Parliament panel calling for legal guarantee for MSPThe parliamentary standing committee has recommended a legal guarantee for MSP, loan waivers, and extending MSP to organic crops. Financial...
Government allocates ₹35,000 crore for PM-AASHA to support farmers and stabilize pricesThe Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) with a ₹35,000 crore allocation ...
Assam government initiates step to procure 10 lakh MT paddy at Minimum Support Price from farmersChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma directed to step up measures for procurement of paddy in the state by agencies including FCI, AFCSCL, NA...
Government always open to talks with farmers protesting against laws: Tomar in ParliamentThe three laws - The Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) A...
MSP hike doesn’t signal agri reformpaddy, coarse cereals, maize, cotton and assorted pulses. Paddy prices are up by ₹53 per quintal, to ensure that farmers get 50% over and a...
View: Why Modi govt needs to separate the wheat from the chaff in new farm lawsDo not blame the beneficiaries of the policy for the state of affairs, they did not make this policy. To end abject dependence on food impo...
Raman Singh government in Chhattisgarh tries to woo tribals with Van Dhan YojanaNext month, Chhattisgarh would become the first state to roll out India’s maiden Van Dhan Vikas Kendra in Naxal-infested Dantewada and Bija...
Traders want import cap on moong, uradThe Commerce Ministry issued a notification on August 5, making changes in the import policy of tur.
Food Ministry favours hike in tur dal import duty to 25%Paswan's comments follow a meeting with Maharashtra CM Devender Fadnavis who sought hike in customs duty on tur dal saying farmers are stru...
Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan says they may review import duty on wheatSince 2007 till 2015, there was no import duty on wheat. It was imposed in December of 2015 and by December 2016 it was again brought to ze...
Tamil Nadu government hikes MSP for paddyThe Tamil Nadu government today announced enhancing the MSP for paddy for the current year's kharif season.
- Flab in food sale chain has to go: CACP Chief Gulati
In an interview with ET, Ashok Gulati, chairman, CACP, talks about MSP, procurement prices and food inflation.
- Paddy, pulses support price hiked
The government on Thursday raised the minimum support price of paddy by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1000 per quintal in what may push up its fo...
- '71% farmers unaware of MSP'
The government on Tuesday admitted the low reach of the agricultural extension service, saying that 71% of farmers in the country are eithe...
- Centre wants state govts to act fast on paddy subsidy
Centre’s “ad-hoc” decision to set the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy at Rs 850/quintal for common grade paddy and at Rs 880/quintal ...