The central government has approved the purchase of sunflower seed from Karnataka for the 2026 rabi season. This move ensures farmers recei...

A large number of farmers gathered at Pipli in this district on Monday to attend a mahapanchayat being held to press for minimum support pr...

Even after receiving court orders, the farmers did not vacate the NH-44 blockade, following which, the police used force to vacate the high...

Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait has called for a larger agitation than that against the recently repealed farm laws to demand a ...

The farmers blocked the Delhi-Chandigarh national highway in front of the Shaheed Udham Singh memorial, about 25 km from Kurukshetra, follo...

High moisture in mustard due to unseasonal rainfall and cheaper import of other cooking oils like palm, soyabean and sunflower have dragged...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the increase in MSPs for all 14 kharif ...

If wholesale market price goes below that, import will be restricted by hiking the duty and export will be allowed.

He said that HAFED would procure the Sunflower Seed at MSP under the Government of India Price Support Scheme (PSS) on behalf of Nafed.

The unrest has posed a challenge to regional BJP leaders and Modi, who have promised to double farmers' incomes over the next five years.

"Except for two items, we have accepted the CACP proposal. In case of bajra and tur, we have improved upon the recommendations of the CACP,...

Government's announcement of hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for the new kharif season (starting October 2012) may not significantl...

In view of rising farm input costs, the Agriculture Ministry has proposed a Rs 170 per quintal increase in the minimum support price.

Last year, support price of moong, urad and tur was Rs 3,500 per quintal, Rs 3,300 per quintal and Rs 3,200 per quintal respectively.

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) scientist expect sunflower prices to be in the range of Rs 2800-3000 per quintal during May and June t...

Farmers who have cultivated sunflower last summer to reap its seeds are in a piquant situation. Even as the oilseed harvest is nearly over,...

The edible oil industry, which has been campaigning for the last three months for imposition of import duties on crude edible oils to prote...