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'Attack on farmers' rights': Congress slams govt's farm sector bills

Congress hit out at the government over the introduction of 3 farmers-related bills, alleging that they will give "freedom" to corporates to "brutally exploit" farmers and take away protection of MSP

Amaravati farmers questioning govt's locus standi on committee: TDP

Farmers of 29 villages who have offered 33,000 acres of land required for Andhra Pradesh's new capital at Amaravati have been questioning the locus standi of the ruling YSRCP government

Punjab CM slams SAD prez Sukhbir Badal over 'U-turn on farm ordinances'

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh dared Badal to quit the BJP-led Centre to prove his party's sincerity in the matter

Odisha CM announces special package of Rs 300 cr for flood-affected farmers

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday announced a special package of Rs 300 crores for livelihood support for the flood-affected farmers.According to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), agriculture input subsidy will be provided to the small and marginal farmers who have sustained crop loss of 33 per cent and above Rs 6,800 per hectare of land in rain-fed/non irrigated areas, Rs 13,500 per hectare of land in areas under assured irrigation, and Rs 18,000 per hectare for all types of perennial crops.Perennial crops will include mango, cashew, coconut, kewra, betel vine etc. The assistance shall be provided to the actual cultivators.The state government announced agricultural input subsidy to any affected farmer shall not be less than Rs 2,000 for perennial crops and Rs 1,000 for other crops.Under the package, 20,000 pulse seed mini-kits will be provided to the flood-affected farmers during Rabi 2020."60,000 acres of demonstration programmes of different crops will be taken up in

Nabard to disburse Rs 1.2 trillion crop loan for farmers this fiscal

In a bid to support agri sector amid Covdi-19 crisis, NABARD on Thursday said it aims to disburse Rs 1.20 trillion crop loan to farmers for meeting production expenses this fiscal

Zero-budget farming raises incomes but demands more labour and time: study

A staggering 87% of those using the method have not been able to get a better price for their produce than those who did not go for it

Agriculture has major role to play in Atmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi

When farmers and farming move forward in the form of industry, employment and self-employment opportunities are going to be created in the village and near it, on a large scale," said Modi

States assure Centre of utilising Rs 1 trn agri fund for farmers' welfare

States have assured the Centre that they will utilise the Rs 1 trillion agriculture infrastructure fund to create post-harvesting and other facilities at village level for the benefit of farmers

Indian farmers driven to debt as banks turn risk-averse during pandemic

Agriculture accounts for near 15% of India's $2.8 trillion economy and is a source of livelihood for more than half of its 1.3 billion people

Why Midwestern farmers' patience with Donald Trump is starting to wear thin

While support for Trump is still strong in rural America, there's dissatisfaction at the margins

Timely support helped about 17,500 farmers in Andhra offset Covid-19 impact

About 17,500 farmers of 14 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in three districts of Andhra Pradesh could sail through the Covid-19 crisis

Agri Infra Fund crucial in hiking farm sector share in GDP: Farmer group

This fund will be crucial for farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups looking to boost the country's agriculture infrastructure, the group said

Fuelling jugaad: Indian farmers' hacks threaten demand for diesel

Farmers' exasperation was driven by diesel prices bloated by a fivefold jump in central government taxes over the last five years.

PM launches Rs 1 trn Agri-Infra Fund, sends Rs 17,100 cr to 85 mn farmers

Modi releases the sixth installment of Rs 17,100 crore to more than 85.5 million farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme

Agri Infra fund: PM to launch financing facility of Rs 1 trillion tomorrow

He will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 85 million farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme

Tweak FCI's procurement strategies to boost rice exports: Expert panel

Rice is among the biggest agriculture exports from India along with buffalo meat and cotton

Good monsoon has led to more acreage under cultivation: Agri ministry

The area planted with rice, the main food crop of the world's second-most populous country, was 26.7 million hectares, compared with 22.4 million hectares in the year-earlier period

Fertiliser firms to post healthy FY21 profits on robust Q1 off-takes: Icra

Icra stated that in the initial phase of the lockdown, dispatches were affected due to the shortage of labour and shutdown of a few fertiliser plants located in the integrated chemical complexes

Banks sanction about Rs 90,000 cr to 11 million Kisan Credit Card holders

As part of the Rs 20.97 trillion stimulus package, the government had announced Rs 2 trillion of concessional credit through KCC to 25 million farmers

UP farmers expect bumper paddy crop this year with good monsoons

After several years, farmers completed paddy plantation in more than 80% of crop area by the third week of July