Farm Produce

While this could mean some respite from the intense cold of North India, it could also harm the standing rabi crops if the temperature rise is unusual and abnormal.

Though Indian farmers may have gained from higher than usual inflation in crop prices, they have also had to pay more for their inputs and other items of consumption and service

The new farm laws will give further fillip to alternative trading options outside of mandis

A high powered panel has found instances of manual data being fed into the system after the auction has ended

Available in rapeseed/mustard seed, maize and wheat, these contracts allow both, farmers and other participants in the value chain to hedge the price risk before actual sowing season begins

Another proposal is to levy a small cess on trades outside APMC or market yard but within the state. The cess may be a quarter of that currently levied when trades are done inside APMC

Any buyer with a PAN can purchase from farmers; no state or central taxes on direct procurement; food items removed from EC Act

Government sets up Rs 1 trillion Agri-Infrastructure Fund, which will focus on short-term crop loan and investment in long-term agriculture infra

Hyderabad-based agri-tech firm UrbanKisaan uses hydroponics to grow veggies; see 7-fold rise in demand during lockdown

Farm sector growth will top 3 per cent in the year started April 1, Ramesh Chand, an adviser to PM Narendra Modi, said in an interview.

Following is Sonia Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The sudden drop in demand is hurting millions of farmers in the world's second-most populous country

A farmer-producer organisation is a means to help small farmers maximise their income by offering distribution and marketing support for their produce

Ninjacart connects through a network of more than 200 collection centres and 1,200 warehouses across the country

After peaking in FY14, agro exports saw a sharp fall lead by guar gum, buffalo meat, cotton and oil meal

Around 200 FPOs, with 2.5 lakh farmer-members, trade on the NCDEX today