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From export bans to price crashes: Why onion farmers need more than buffer stock purchasesRecent hikes in procurement price have provided little relief, according to stakeholders, as onion farmers argue that prices are still belo...
Root cause: India’s spice crown under threat as quality concerns trace back to farmsFarm-level traceability, quality, value addition, and branding are key to converting export scale into global trust, according to experts.
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
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.
Govt keeping country in dark, does not want to form committee on MSP: Rakesh TikaitRecalling the period in the run-up to the 2020-21 farmers' protests against the now-repealed farm laws n Delhi, the national spokesperson o...
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 ...
SC seeks to know specific provisions in controversial farm laws on MSPA three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India SA Bobde asked this while issuing fresh notices on a plea filed by TN Prathapan, Congress...
Punjab govt gives Rs 5 lakh each to families of 4 farmers who died during protest against farm lawsOn the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Rs 5 lakh compensation is being provided to the families of farmers who unfortu...
- Here's why three states have spawned the protests against agriculture bills
Farm expert and former UP Planning Commission member Sudhir Panwar says, “The Green Revolution states –– Punjab, Haryana and western UP bel...
Reduced bargaining power, MSP worry behind farmers’ stir in Punjab, Haryana, UPThe biggest factor for farmers is the assured income that comes from the MSP mechanism. Farm expert and former UP Planning Commission membe...
We should not expect overnight miracles in farm sector: Swaminathan Aiyar'Agriculture is only 14-15% of the GDP and it can’t prop up the economy, the tail can't wag the dog.’
View: Why farmers are upset about agriculture reforms that claim to grant them more freedomThe present law dilutes the power of the middleman. The farmer is now free to sell his produce to whoever he wants to at whatever price he ...
Madhya Pradesh amends Mandi Act to provide maximum value of produce to farmersHe said that with its implementation, farmers will be able to sell their grain, fruits and vegetables to private traders from home. Farmers...
Wheat harvesting in Punjab, Haryana next weekPunjab announced relaxation of tough lockdown norms for villagers amid growing anxiety in the predominantly agricultural state over the unc...
Haryana to increase wheat purchase centres by four-timesKhattar said that with a view to purchase the farmers’ produce in a staggered way, the number of mandis and purchase centres for the procur...
Punjab Mandi Board launches an app for procurementLaunching this farmer friendly mobile app, Chairman Mandi Board Laal Singh said that this endeavour would also empower the arthias and gene...
National agriculture market to cover 250 mandis by September 2016The electronic national agriculture market will cover 250 mandis (wholesale markets) by next September, ensuring free movement of farm prod...
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...
- Wheat procurement crosses 18 million tons
With wheat procurement crossing 18 million tons mark this season, the government may procure another 2 million tons by the end of the seaso...
- Wheat starts to swell as calculations go wrong
Low arrivals of wheat in the mandis have sent wheat prices in Jaipur soaring. Farmers are holding back their stock in anticipation of bette...