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Kharif acreage improves further but heavy downpour a cause for concern

Relentless monsoon has damaged standing crops as in many places; heavy impact on pulses in Rajasthan, Maharashtra and parts of UP

Escorts posts nearly two-fold jump in Q1 net profit at Rs 178.45 cr

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 92.58 crore in the same quarter previous fiscal, Escorts Ltd said in a regulatory filing.

Crops' share in agriculture and allied sector drops to 55.5%, shows data

Fruits and vegetables have less state intervention in terms of their marketing and sale as compared to cereals

Import duty on masur dal cut to zero; agri infra development cess halved

This is a bid to boost domestic supply and check rising prices.

Govt procures record 43.33 MT wheat in 2021-22 rabi marketing season

The government has procured record 43.33 million tonne of wheat in the 2021-22 rabi marketing season, the Food Ministry said on Monday. Wheat marketing season is from April to March, but bulk of procurement is normally done in the first 3-4 months. The previous record was 38.99 million tonne (MT) in the 2020-21 rabi marketing season. "Hitting an all-time high, 43.33 million tonne of wheat has been procured from most of the wheat procuring states after conclusion of current marketing season 2021-22," the ministry said in a release. About 49.15 lakh farmers have already benefitted from the current procurement operations with an MSP (minimum support price) value of Rs 85,581.39 crore, it said. However, procurement of paddy grown in the kharif season of 2020-21 is still continuing. Kharif paddy is procured between October and September. The ministry said paddy buying is continuing smoothly and so far 86.98 million tonne of paddy has been purchased as against 75.92 million tonne in th

Working on plan to boost agri exports from Ladakh: Commerce Ministry

A comprehensive plan of actions is being worked out to promote the export of agricultural produce from the Union Territory of Ladakh, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.

Co-operation ministry: Harbinger of hope?

How the new Ministry of Co-operation can make a significant positive impact on the ground

KUSUM wilts under poor planning: Multiple repackaging impacts its success

Multiple repackaging has impacted the success of this four-year-old flagship scheme to de-dieselise agriculture through solar-powered pump sets

Villages should not be seen as mere 'factories supplying food': VP Naidu

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said that providing better prices for agricultural produce and timely, affordable credit to farmers is crucial to sustaining agriculture in the country

Agriculture, engineering products set to propel export growth in Q1

Robust demand from key markets, rally in commodity prices help bring buoyancy

Centre makes mandis eligible for loans under Rs 1 trn Agri Infra Fund

State-level agencies and cooperatives are also eligible for loans up to Rs 2 cr to build farm gate storage infra and processing facilities at interest subvention of 3%

New Co-op Ministry might boost growth of multi-state co-op societies

This would bring much-needed transparency and fairness in the functioning of the cooperatives, which so far have been riddled with charges of political interference and mismanagement, say experts

Inconsistent decisions

Stock-holding limits on pulses will affect govt's reform credentials

Maharashtra govt introduces 3 bills to counter Centre's farm laws

The bills have provisions for higher than MSP rate for produce in farming agreement with traders, timely payment of dues, three-year jail term and Rs 5 lakh fine or both for harassment of farmers.

Change policies to promote industry, manufacturing: Kerala finance minister

We need to promote indigenous industry and indigenous knowledge and translate them into industrial production, says Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal

Agri universities important for strengthening economy: Sharad Pawar

He was speaking at a function to virtually inaugurate the D Y Patil Agriculture and Technical University located at Talsande in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district.

With low water requirement, two rice varieties find fresh takers in Punjab

PR-121 and PR-126 encourage growers with short duration of harvest and low water requirement

Cabinet nod for additional fertiliser subsidy worth Rs 14,775 crore

The move will also help in providing relief to the farmers amid the pandemic

Covid-19 calls for a new agriculture

The pandemic underscores the need to redefine our relationship with nature

UP govt to launch mega irrigation projects to benefit 4 million farmers

The UP government claims to be working for small and marginal farmers