Page 11 - Agriculture Economy

Farmers tap into agritech start-ups to overcome pandemic-induced woes

Apart from helping the cultivator sell his produce at a time when the markets are under lockdown, these start-ups are also using AI and IoT to help him get better yields and employ efficient sowing te

Agri sector may not be hit by lockdown; likely to grow 2.5% in FY21: Crisil

The government has announced MSP hike for 14 kharif crops, assuring farmers 50-83 per cent returns on their cost of production

SBI creates separate business vertical for financial inclusion, agri biz

8,000 semi-urban, rural branches to work under the Financial Inclusion and Micro-Markets vertical vertical

Real is radical: Drop subsidies, offer basic minimum income to farmers

You could run a sensible subsidy and price support system at a fraction of today's cost, and still have enough money left over to offer a more generous income support to all farmers, writes T N Ninan

Covid-19 impact: Odisha to bring 3 ordinances to boost agriculture economy

It has been planned to engage 100,000 people daily in the plantation programme in the coming one month.

Linking farm sector fortunes to unpredictable monsoon could be premature

More than normal rainfall, it is the distribution, spread and timeliness that will play a bigger role in improving the lot of farmers

Evolution of farmer produce market from zonal to district, to national

One-nation-one-market for farmers needs infra overhaul, may still be few years away

After a week's lockdown, APMC Vashi to open on Monday with new arrangement

Limited quantity for veggies, grains and masala from Monday and rest from Thursday

11 steps taken by FM Nirmala Sitharaman for the agrarian economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a third set of stimulus measures, aiming to "put money into the hands of farmers" with plans to help agriculture infrastructure

All 9 Steps FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced in second tranche

Listen to the podcast to know about all the nine measures Finance Minister announced today

Commodity arrivals surge ahead of week-long shutdown at APMC Vashi

While arrivals of vegetables remained resilient with a fewer number of trucks enter into evening also, the biggest surge was seen in fruit supply.

We are expecting a vibrant crop production this year: Nabard chief Bhanwala

Harsh Kumar Bhanwala, Chairman, Nabard, in a telephonic interview with Namrata Acharya shares his insights about the present state of agriculture and other rural sectors

Panic movement of migrant labour must not be encouraged: Ramesh Chand

Food prices in real terms will rise significantly this year helping growers, says NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand

Why rural resurgence matters

With rural demand driving growth in many Indian industries, interventions aimed at jump-starting agrarian activities will play a key role in the country's economic revival

Lockdown 2.0: Farm sector may be sole bright spot this year, says govt

Expects over 3 per cent growth 2020-21; May give 0.5-1.0% push to country's overall GDP

Covid-19: Kerala to boost agriculture amid fears of prolonged impact

"The state needs large scale interventions to increase the output of food grains, fruits and vegetables," said Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Labour issues: Punjab to promote maize cultivation in coming Kharif season

Shortage of labour with expertise to plant paddy has prompted the state to encourage farmers to grow less labour-intensive crops

Giving agriculture a leg up

Farmers need financial support to soften the impact of the lockdown imposed by the government

Centre eases norms; allows harvesting, collection of minor forest produce

Provides additional liquidity for rural banks; may hike MSP of forest produce to push cash

Covid-19 hinterland digest: A 200-bed hospital built in just 20 days

From farmers selling their harvest with relative ease in Punjab, to others dumping their tomato produce in Madhya Pradesh to onions making farmers cry, once again