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India eyes biofertilisers after Mideast war stoked supply fearsUnder a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort ...- Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
- Fuel shortages from Iran war threaten Asia’s biggest food stapleIran War: Farmers across Southeast Asia face a crisis as missiles flew in th Middle East. Soaring fuel and fertilizer prices, driven by the...
- Punjab expecting bumper paddy yield despite kharif season marred by floodsPunjab is expecting a bumper output of paddy crop this year, despite floods during the kharif season 2023-24. The state, known as the food ...
- Poll promises, festivals slow down paddy procurement at MSP in ChhattisgarhPolitical expert RS Krishna Das said a similar situation of slow pace of paddy procurement was witnessed during the 2018 polls when Congres...
- Punjab targets to bring 20 pc more area under basmatiThe Punjab agriculture department is planning to increase the area under basmati crop by over 20 per cent in the current sowing season, wit...
- Demonetisation: Bengal government to help cash-less farmers in kind to harvest paddyCurrently, there is no plan to help farmers financially but the plan may be reviewed once they succeed in the current objectives.
- Punjab "fake" encounters, paddy scam in Bihar raised in Lok SabhaBJP member Kirti Azad alleged a Rs 40,000 crore scam in paddy procurement in Bihar and demanded an inquiry into it to bring the guilty to b...
- Mushroom growers plea to govtMushroom growers in Ganjam have urged the govt to include mushroom production in the agri policy and sought assistance to make up the losse...
- Norms for paddy procurement relaxed for Punjab growersThe Union Food Ministry today raised the 4 per cent norm for damage and discolouration for paddy crop to 12 per cent, a senior official of ...
- Punjab, Haryana eyeing 166 LT paddy purchase this seasonAs paddy procurement starts tomorrow, Punjab and Haryana are eyeing to purchase 166 lakh tonnes of the crop for central pool for kharif mar...
- Rs 2000 crore package for cotton, soya and paddy growers in MaharashtraMaharashtra Government today announced a financial package of Rs 2000 crore for cotton, soya and paddy growers who have suffered losses due...
- Government may provide bonus to paddy growers instead of higher MSPThe Andhra Pradesh government has been pressing the Union government hard for an upward revision in the minimum support price and is hopefu...
- BJP will get clear majority in Karnatak polls: AdvaniLeader of Opposition L K Advani said the BJP will get an absolute majority in ensuing Karnataka Assembly elections.
- BJP plans to attack Cong with farm hands, this timeThe BJP is aiming at a reversal of roles. Just like the Congress, which campaigned in 2004 on the theme that “aam admi’s interests are not ...
- Bonus for paddy growers inadequate, says BadalPunjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal describes the Rs 50 bonus announced by the Centre on the Minimum Support of paddy as woefully ina...
- Bonus for paddy growers inadequate, says BadalDescribing the Rs 50 bonus announced by the Centre on the Minimum Support of paddy as "woefully inadequate", Punjab Chief Minister Parkash ...
- Centre defers decision on MSP for paddyThe Manmohan Singh government was on Wednesday caught between the conflicting pulls of an across-the board political pressure and harsh eco...
- BJP asks govt to revise MSP for paddyArguing that the difference between minimum support price (MSP) for wheat and paddy was leading to discontent among farmers.
- BJP seeks CBI probe into wheat import dealThe BJP on Thursday rubbished agriculture minister Sharad Pawar’s charges that NDA government’s wrong policies led to wheat scarcity and pr...
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