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Farmers’ groups split over HTbt cotton cultivationThe agriculture ministry, however, has reiterated that it is not looking to review its decision of banning HTBt cotton as of now.- Farmers fear loss, not arrest, and seed illegal Bt cottonIndia allows cultivation of BGI and BGII varieties of Bt cotton.
- Maharashtra sugar commissioner initiates recovery proceedings against sugar mills to pay farmersIn the last sugar season (October to September), when the sugar commissioner's office had issued RRCs to some 40 sugar mills, they had liqu...
- Maharashtra to begin sugarcane crushing season from October 20The state reduced the estimate of sugar production to 100 lakh tonnes from 105 lakh tonnes
- Maharashtra to begin 2018-19 sugar production from Oct 20The committee of ministers headed by chief minister Devendra Fadanvis took the decision on Tuesday.
- Maharashtra traders to resume buying of kharif crop without committing to pay MSPThe state government had suspended licenses of about 20 traders, who had refused to buy at MSP. They have demanded cancellation of this act...
- Maharashtra farmers say they’ll use GM seedsTo prevent the use of HT varieties in the 2018 kharif season, the agriculture department of Maharashtra has appealed to farmers to stay awa...
- A 50 year old cane order enforced in UP; Maharashtra millers mumLargest sugar producer UP, implemented this provision in 2016-17.
- Farmer organisations across the country to unite in Delhi, as agitations spread nationwideAll India Kisan’s Coordination Committee, a federal body of farmers has organised a meeting of representatives of farmers union on June 16t...
- Don’t import sugar, there’s stock to meet demand, millers tell governmentSugar prices are currently at the same level they were seven years ago, but the cost of production has increased, Dhanuka claimed.
- Maharashtra may start crushing season from November 1; Devendra Fadanvis says will consider demandThe state's sugar commissionerate imposes a heavy fine of Rs 500/tonne on the mills who begin the crushing operations before the date annou...
- Maharashtra ministers divided over 2016-17 sugarcane crushing seasonThe Sangathana, along with its leader Raju Shetti want the season to begin early to avoid movement of cane from Kolhapur, Sangli and Satara...
- Maharashtra sugar mills worried about decision to investigate future trading speculationAfter future prices rose by nearly Rs 500/quintal in less than two months, mills had complained that traders were not buying sugar at highe...
- Sugar rates increase in wholesale markets, mills get no benefitsSugar millers and farmer bodies in Maharashtra say largescale speculative trading has pushed sugar prices up but this has brought no gains ...
- Maharashtra government warns sugar mills to clear dues worth Rs 2,000 crore by December 31As some mills paid their first advance lower than the agreed price, SSS had disturbed cane crushing in Kolhapur-Sangli region of Maharashtr...
- Raju Shetty warns BJP on onion prices, anti-farmer policiesIf the government does not accept these demands, then it should be ready to pay the price,” said Shetty.
- New sugar production set to gather sweet pace across the countryUP sugar mills, which had observed a shutdown against high cane prices fixed by the state government, too have decided to begin operations.
- Swabhimani Shetkari Sangathana withdraws cane price agitation in MaharashtraSSS has withdrawn the agitation over cane price without getting any assurance about cane price either from the government or the sugar fact...
- Maharashtra delegation to meet PM Manmohan Singh to end sugar crisisAn all-party delegation from Maharashtra, along with the representatives of agitating farmers organizations, is scheduled to meet Prime Min...
- Higher quota for retail sales pushes sugar prices downThe Union government had announced a quota of Rs 40 lakh tonne for October and November, much higher than the usual monthly quota and marke...
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