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Sugar Sector Shock: Addressing Dual Setbacks in the Sugar Industry, Maximizing Returns for Farmers

Sugar Sector Shock: Addressing Dual Setbacks in the Sugar Industr...

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Negative news for sugar companies, double blow to sugar companies, farmers will have to pay more for sugarcane, Uttar Pradesh government increased the SAP of sugarcane by ₹ 20 per quintal, Punjab government has also taken the decision to increase the price, many states will follow this trend. are considering such steps

Crops ready for harvest but no workers in Uttar Pradesh due to coronavirus lockdown

Crops ready for harvest but no workers in Uttar Pradesh due to co...

Thu, Mar 26, 2020

Sardar Surjit Singh, who is among the affluent farmers in Pilibhit district, said that `Baisakhi`, which is a festival of celebration by farmers, may not be very joyful since harvesting and threshing of the crops is stalled due to lockdown.

Modi government raises MSP for rabi, kharif crops for 2019-20

Modi government raises MSP for rabi, kharif crops for 2019-20

Tue, Mar 17, 2020

Government increases the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif and Rabi crops of 2019-20 season including Paddy, wheat, pulses and oilseeds on the line of fixing the MSP at a level of 1.5 times of the cost of production

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Good news for farmers! Milk output up 28% in last 4 yrs, earning up by Rs 7 per litre: Agri Min

Good news for farmers! Milk output up 28% in last 4 yrs, earning up by Rs 7 per litre: Agri Min

Mon, Nov 26, 2018

The country's milk production has risen by 28 per cent in the past four years to 176.35 million tonne, while farmers are getting an average Rs 7 per litre higher price for their milk, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Monday.

Women in agriculture say barriers to equality persist, removal to take decades: Study

Women in agriculture say barriers to equality persist, removal to take decades: Study

Tue, Oct 16, 2018

For women in agriculture around the world, whether in developing or developed countries, there is widespread gender discrimination and the removal could take decades, says a study.

Monsoon normal in India, but agri income set to be hit; farmers may not benefit fully

Monsoon normal in India, but agri income set to be hit; farmers may not benefit fully

Fri, Oct 12, 2018

India, which is the second largest food producer globally, is expected to witness yet another good crop this year because of near normal monsoon for the third consecutive year.

Doubling farmers income: CM panel mulls ways to align works under MGNREGA

Doubling farmers income: CM panel mulls ways to align works under MGNREGA

Thu, Jul 12, 2018

The sub-group also held discussions on interventions of MGNREGA to facilitate reduction of agrarian distress including work availability, wage rates, seasonality etc. They also had a discussion on ways to end the problem of stubble burning that is a major concern in northern India during the harvesting season.

Agri crisis: Nitin Gadkari blames global economy, excess output for farmers' woes

Agri crisis: Nitin Gadkari blames global economy, excess output for farmers' woes

Sat, Jun 02, 2018

Asked about the situation in Maharashtra which has witnessed major farmers' agitations recently, he said, "Farmers are facing some difficulties, not getting proper minimum support price, and milk prices have come down. "But Maharashtra is a progressive state. Around Rs 2,000 crore worth of grapes and Rs 1,600 crore worth of onions have been exported from here. Dry ports are coming up in Nashik, Jalna, Wardha, Pune and Sangli. Irrigation potential is increasing in Maharashtra," Gadkari said.

AgriMin launches 6 new user-friendly features of e-NAM platform

AgriMin launches 6 new user-friendly features of e-NAM platform

Wed, Feb 21, 2018

Addressing the gathering in New Delhi, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said the objective was to bring more transparency and competition and provide remunerative prices to farmers.

Govt favours income centric agriculture policies: Radha Mohan Singh

Govt favours income centric agriculture policies: Radha Mohan Singh

Mon, Feb 19, 2018

The government has started developing 'climate smart agriculture' through a national-level project under which farmers are being made aware and capable of adopting climate-friendly farming techniques.

Rabi crops sowing crosses 632 lakh hactare in 2017-18

Rabi crops sowing crosses 632 lakh hactare in 2017-18

Sat, Feb 03, 2018

Wheat has been sown/transplanted in 300.70 lakh hectares

Budget focus will help govt to maintain macroeconomic stability: Bibek Debroy

Budget focus will help govt to maintain macroeconomic stability: Bibek Debroy

Fri, Feb 02, 2018

He said the Budget has focused extensively on social sector and rural economy, and has emphasised upon the need to give a boost to overall growth by giving impetus to the rural, agriculture sector, health and education.

Fiscal slippage, LTCG, rural push main focus of Budget 2018

Fiscal slippage, LTCG, rural push main focus of Budget 2018

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

Higher than estimated expenses and lower revenue on account of lower GST collections and no spectrum auctions lead to miss fiscal deficit target

Tax incentives to promote post-harvest activities of agriculture

Tax incentives to promote post-harvest activities of agriculture

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

The Finance Minister said that "such tax incentive will encourage “Operation Greens” mission announced earlier and it will give a boost to Sampada Yojana."

Jaitley: Govt to spend Rs 14.34 lakh crore for Rural India in FY19

Jaitley: Govt to spend Rs 14.34 lakh crore for Rural India in FY19

Thu, Feb 01, 2018

"Our emphasis is on generating higher income for farmers, They are also focusing on generating productive employment on farms and non-farm workers," said Jaitley.

R&D needed to sustain agricultural productivity growth, says survey

R&D needed to sustain agricultural productivity growth, says survey

Mon, Jan 29, 2018

The compound annual growth rate of expenditure has been 4.2% over the years and in recent years expenditure has been on the higher side

Failure to record strong earnings may trigger correction in the market: Deepak Jasani

Failure to record strong earnings may trigger correction in the market: Deepak Jasani

Thu, Jan 25, 2018

Jasani expects Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to allocate higher funds into infra, rural and housing in Budget 2018.

ASEAN-India vow to tackle climate change, price volatility

ASEAN-India vow to tackle climate change, price volatility

Fri, Jan 12, 2018

They also called for joint efforts towards managing food security and price volatility besides implementing more capacity building programmes in 2018 on empowerment of ASEAN and Indian women through cooperatives.

India economy went through challenging phases in 2017: CARE Ratings

India economy went through challenging phases in 2017: CARE Ratings

Fri, Dec 29, 2017

For the first half of the year, growth has come in lower at 6% compared with 7.7% in H1-FY17. There was only one sector, trade, transport, hotels etc, which registered higher growth in H1-FY18 at 10.5% compared with 8.3% last year, the rating agency said.

New India to jobs, Niti Aayog has a cracker of year ahead

New India to jobs, Niti Aayog has a cracker of year ahead

Wed, Dec 27, 2017

Year 2018 for the Niti Aayog, by all means, is going to be challenging -- after all, it has arguably the toughest job of giving shape to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for a New India by 2022 and a sharper focus on agriculture, malnutrition, higher education and jobs.

5 lakh farmers to benefit from climate resilient agriculture in Tamil Nadu

5 lakh farmers to benefit from climate resilient agriculture in Tamil Nadu

Tue, Dec 26, 2017

The project will rehabilitate and modernize about 4,800 irrigation tanks and 477 check dams, spread across 66 sub-basins, in delivering bulk water to irrigation systems.

Agri experts ask FM Jaitley for farmers' income security in pre-budget meeting

Agri experts ask FM Jaitley for farmers' income security in pre-budget meeting

Tue, Dec 05, 2017

It was suggested that there is need to start ‘Operation Veggies’ and focus should be given to TOP – Tomato, Onion and Potato as there is maximum volatility in their prices.

Gadkari announces Rs 6,000 crore World Bank-backed irrigation scheme

Gadkari announces Rs 6,000 crore World Bank-backed irrigation scheme

Sat, Nov 11, 2017

Gadkari announced this at the inauguration of Agrovision Exhibition here today. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who was present on the occasion, performed e-jalpoojan of Nerala Lift Irrigation Scheme and right bank canal of Gosikhurdh Irrigation project.

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