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Kerala floods hit paddy, banana, spices in 45,000 hectare: CentrePaddy has been affected in 20,000 hectare and even banana plantations has been hit badly. Spices like cardamom have been affected in 2,000 ...- Centre to take up protesting farmers' issue with state govtsThey have called for boycott of wholesale markets in these states leading to fears of shortage and price rise.
- Electronic trade among local mandis via e-NAM in the worksThe inter-mandi trade will facilitate more competition among trader and more choices to farmers, say agriculture ministry officials.
- Centre, states to discuss how to ensure MSP for farmersStating that the Centre is open to all suggestions from stakeholders, he said the ministry is studying the model adopted by Madhya Pradesh ...
- Onion price up at Rs 50-60/kg; Government says will cool down soonOnion is being sold at over Rs 50/kg in the national capital, Mumbai and Kolkata, respectively. In Chennai, the price is ruling at Rs 45/kg...
- Wheat output may touch all time high of 100 million tonnes this year: Agriculture Secretary S K PattanayakIn the 2016-17 crop year, wheat production had reached a record 98.36 million tonnes. The previous high was 95.85 million tonnes in 2013-14.
- IRFC hopeful of raising Rs 1,000 crore from capital gains bondsIRFC is among the four institutions authorised by the Finance Ministry to issue such bonds.
- Cyclone Ockhi has not caused much damage to crops: S K Pattanayak, Agri SecretaryAccording to IMD, Ockhi has weakened into a deep depression early this morning and lay centred over west-central part of Bay of Bengal near...
- Government to take action after ICAR probe on spurious cotton seedsSale of unapproved and fake cotton seeds has been reported from cotton growing states like Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharas...
- Country set for good Rabi season due to late rains: Agriculture SecretaryMost parts of northwest and central India received deficit rainfall, but farmers in Punjab and Haryana have access to canal irrigation that...
- With ambitious food produce target, government sheds rain fearsKeeping in mind variability of rainfall during June-September period, the ministry has planned a number of contingency measures for the rab...
- Kharif grain output may match last year's 138 mn tonnes: GovernmentFoodgrains production in kharif season is expected to be around last year's level. Crop conditions are good and productivity will be higher...
- Onion price rise temporary phenomena: Agriculture SecretaryThe secretary also said that fall in kharif output is unlikely except in some states like Karnataka where production has been hit due to po...
- Government wants to give a better price to the farmer: Shobhana K Pattanayak, Agriculture Secretary"The government has already announced that its intention is to move from production centric to income centric. In other words, it wants to ...
- Agriculture Ministry will promote GM mustard if approved by Environment MinistryOn the sidelines of the event, Agriculture Secretary Shobhana K Pattanayak said: "GEAC has given approval to GM mustard but we will see aft...
- PMKSY assets to be managed by water user bodies: Agriculure SecretaryIn dryland areas, he said, the government is emphasising on watershed approach and promote climate-smart agriculture by growing crops like ...
- Government to link 585 agricultural markets electronically by next yearOn April 14, the government had launched the project on a pilot basis, beginning with 21 markets covering eight states.
- Government expects good monsoon this year after two years of drought: Agriculture SecretaryScientists at the India Meteorological Department have already said that this year’s monsoon will be much better, and IMD has finalised its...
- Arvind Jadhav appointed new Karnataka Chief SecretaryKarnataka government today appointed Arvind Jadhav as the new Chief Secretary.
- Odisha govt in talks with AirAsia for direct operationsAn AirAsia team visited Biju Patnaik International airport and took stock of the infrastructure, passenger traffic and commercial prospects...
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