Page 9 - Agriculture

Centre asks states and UTs to monitor trader stocks as tur prices rise

In the initial stages, tur sowing dropped due to delayed onset of monsoon over the major-growing states

India at 75: A journey from growing more food to smartly growing it

Unless policies are pursued to address all the problems facing Indian agriculture holistically, the sector would find it difficult to meet the challenges of a new India

In the field

New agricultural census will inform policymaking

CM asks Assam Agriculture Commission members to visit farming clusters

CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged members of the Assam Agriculture Commission to make extensive visits to farming clusters to ensure qualitative improvement in the sector, an official release said

Deficient distribution

Lower rainfall in some regions will affect rice output

India's unemployment lowest in six months at 6.8% in July: CMIE data

Urban unemployment jumped to 8.21 per cent in July from 7.80 per cent in June as the number of jobs fell both in industry as well as services

Paddy sowing dips 13% due to poor rains; likely to hurt final output

Last year, India produced over 111 million tonnes of rice in the kharif season

Cost to crop: What it will take for effective, transparent delivery of MSP

MPS's effective and transparent delivery has been part of multiple committees and reports. Many recommendations have been implemented and others put in cold storage

National agricultural market

New facility will boost trade on e-NAM

Centre sends animal experts team to Gujarat to control lumpy virus spread

The Central government has deputed a team of animal experts team to Gujarat to study and control the Lumpy Skin disease, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel said on Monday.

After dung, Chhattisgarh's Congress govt to use cow urine as fertiliser

About two months ago, Chief Minister Baghel had envisaged using cow urine for strengthening the rural economy and organic farming

A cultivated idea for cities

The latest notable initiative to promote growing useful plants in a metro city is the recently announced urban farming project of the Delhi government

Insurance companies made Rs 40,000 cr in 5 years under PMFYB scheme

The companies paid claims worth Rs 119,314 crore to farmers against the total premium collection of Rs 159,132 crore under PMFBY

PM KISAN Yojana: List of documents required to receive the 12th installment

To avail of the benefits under PM KISAN Yojana, the farmer family must present the required documents before the state government

Pink bollworm threatens cotton crop again even as options to fight it taper

Pink bollworm can inflict locule damage to the extent of 55% and can reduces seed cotton yield by up to 90%. It impacts the lint quality primarily

ITC launches super app 'ITCMAARS' to boost agricultural business

The app has been launched in seven states with over 40,000 farmers grouped in 200-plus farmer produce organisations (FPOs) under four value chains - wheat, paddy, soya, and chilli

Doubling farmers' income

Agri policies should expedite shift from output to income

To promote crop diversification, Chhattisgarh govt to procure pulses at MSP

While farmers will get Rs 6,600 for a quintal of 'arhar' (pigeon pea), 'urad' (black gram), those selling 'moong' (green gram) to the government society will be entitled to Rs 7,755 a quintal as MSP

PM Kisan Yojana: How to know your registration number to avail of benefits

Under PM KISAN Yojana, the payment is done in the form of three equal installments of Rs 2,000 each. But to avail of the benefits, the farmers need to get themselves registered under the scheme

SKM leaders question composition of MSP panel, may give it a miss

Farmers' grouping has also been roiled by factional disputes since year-long agitation was called off