एग्रिकल्चर मिनिस्ट्री ने धान की मिनिमम सेलिंग प्राइस (एमएसपी) में 50 रुपए की बढ़ोत्तरी कर दी है, जिसके बाद अब इसकी कीमत कॉमन वैराएटी के लिए 1360 रुपए प्रति क्विंटल हो जाएगी और ग्रेड ए वैराएटी के धान की एमएसपी में 55 रुपए की बढ़ोत्तरी कर दी गई है, जिसके बाद इसकी कीमत 2014-15 के लिए 1400 रुपए प्रति क्विंटल हो जाएगी। मिनिस्ट्री ने कॉटन की एमएसपी में भी 50...

Food inflation remains extraordinarily high at 17.79%. The government emphasises supply problems caused by last year’s drought, But a bigger and less reversible problem is government-led inflation through big increases in the Minimum Support Prices (msp). The msp for wheat and paddy rose only modestly between 2002-03 and 2005-06 , from Rs 620 to Rs 650/ quintal and from Rs 530 to Rs 570/quintal respecticely. But after that the msp shot...

With a large number of people living on subsistence level of income, the government has to safeguard their interest by ensuring availability of food grains at an affordable price. Success of any policy or programme to this effect depends on growth in agriculture production and procurement of wheat and rice, the main staple foodgrains. Though the performance of agriculture has not been uniform throughout and its growth rate has varied...

Recently there has been considerable media discussion about the issue of rise in prices of essential commodities and the problem of food inflation. In a country like India, where the cost of food forms major part of the monthly or daily expenditure incurred by an average family, this is a debate which acquires poignant significance. This is a government that came into power based on a concern for and commitment...

Thrissur: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that the import of edible oils would continue as there was a huge oil deficit in the market. Speaking to journalists after launching a coconut replanting and rejuvenation project at the Kerala Agricultural University, he said there was a gap of 5 million tonnes between the domestic production of edible oils and demand. “Imports will continue until domestic production is up. To offset...