Page 10 - Farmers

Govt to safeguard farmers from rising global fertiliser prices: Report

Generally, the fertiliser subsidy remains about Rs 80,000-85,000 crore in a year, but it has been higher in the recent past

Agribazaar launches remote sensing crop model to help in precision farming

Agribazaar added that it was offering remote sensing crop model for the first time in India, while it is available globally

Small, marginal farmers rue rising input costs & stray cattle menace

The growing unprofitability of farming is a major reason why alternate employment - or lack of it - is a major election issue in the villages

Govt promoting setting up FPOs to boost income of small farmers: Tomar

"There is a need to expand FPOs as the number of small and marginal farmers are high in our country," Tomar said

If hurried, plant nutrition Bill could go the farm Act way, fears industry

The fertiliser industry feels policies and parameters for granting fertiliser subsidies have a direct impact on plant nutrition, management, and soil health

UP poll: Tikait, other farm leaders to visit Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Varanasi

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait along with other members of the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) will visit Prayagraj, Gorakhpur and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly elections in these districts. Tikait, the influential national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), which is part of the SKM, shared the information on social media. The SKM, an umbrella body of dozens of north Indian farmers' unions, had spearheaded the agitation against the Centre's now-repealed farm laws through protests that continued for over a year. BKU spokesperson Saurabh Upadhyay said the SKM will hold presence conference in Prayagraj on February 23, in Gorakhpur on February 28 and in Varanasi on March 2. Farmer leaders Rakesh Tikait, Shivkumar Sharma 'Kakkaji', Yogendra Yadav, among others, will visit these places as part of the SKM programme. We are not telling anyone whom to vote for, we are just asking people to punish those who are against farmers, Upadhyay told PTI. Assembly polls are ...

Rural social network Krishify gets $6.2 mn funding for expanding business

Krishify app helps farmers, rural communities and agribusiness companies to interact and transact among themselves.

Will give priority to farmers' suggestions in Haryana budget: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday interacted with farmers and invited suggestions from them on the state budget for development of the agriculture sector.

Madhya Pradesh CM distributes crop-damage relief amount to farmers

The Chief Minister mentioned that the state government stands with farmers in the state.

UP polls: SP will stop MSP being given into farmers' accounts, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that if they get a chance, the "fake Samajwadis" will stop the Minimum Support Price (MSP) from being given into the accounts of the farmers.

Budget 2022 lacks special provision for farmers, common man: Rajasthan CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the Union budget will further lead to rise in fiscal deficit and has no special provision for farmers, common man, poor and women.

Be wary of BJP, they withdrew farm laws for sake of votes: Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked farmers to be wary of the BJP, saying the ruling party's government had withdrawn its controversial farm laws only for the sake of votes.

Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati

'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati

Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in agriculture sector

Government needs to play a proactive role in enabling a business-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to promote innovation

UP polls: Akhilesh announces SOPs for farmers, takes pledge to defeat BJP

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday, said that when his party comes to power, he would ensure minimum support price for all crops for farmers

What is a digital AgriStack and why Indian farmers are opposed to it

The government's plan to develop a stack of technologies for agriculture will be based on old and inaccurate land records, excluding many who need to access agricultural services and welfare schemes

Startups can help India's rural economy go digital: Piyush Goyal

Goyal called upon startups to help micro-entrepreneurs in rural areas leverage technology to grow their businesses and encourage farmers, artisans to use digital platforms to sell their products

Assam to change middlemen system causing loss to rice farmers: CM

Assam CM Himanta Sarma said due to lack of proper procurement mechanism and committed efforts, majority of the paddy produced in the state is procured by middlemen

Punjab: Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Rajewal rules out alliance with AAP

Sanyukt Samaj Morcha leader Balbir Singh Rajewal on Sunday ruled out the alliance with the AAP for next month's Punjab Assembly polls and said they will declare their candidates within a week

PM security breach in Punjab: FIR in Ferozepur against 150 unknown people

The Ferozepur Police have filed an FIR against 150 unknown persons for blocking the national highway that led to security breach during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Punjab on Wednesday.The FIR was registered on Thursday at Kulgari police station in Ferozepur district under Section 283 IPC which relates to danger or obstruction in public way or public line of navigation.The Prime Minister's convoy was stuck on a flyover for 15-20 minutes due to road blockage by some protestors about 30 km away from the National Martyrs Memorial in Hussainiwala.The Prime Minister was scheduled to visit Ferozepur in the poll-bound state and lay the foundation stone of multiple development projects worth more than Rs 42,750 crore.The Home Ministry has taken cognisance of the "serious security lapse" and has sought a detailed report from the Congress government in Punjab . The state government has also been asked to fix responsibility for this lapse and take strict action.The Home Ministry has .