-The Hindu Business Line Plan to convert more rice fallow land to pulses, oilseeds during rabi season New Delhi: The government has set a foodgrain target of 285.2 million tonnes (mt) for 2018-19, which is marginally higher than the expected production in 2017-18, the agriculture ministry said here on Tuesday. As per the fourth advance estimates released by the Government last month, the foodgrain harvest in 2017-18 would be around 284.83 mt, aided...
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Agriculture Ministry seeks to boost oilseeds output
-The Hindu Business Line Targets 45 mt from nine crops by 2022 Bengaluru: After giving a fillip to the production of pulses through various strategies, the Agriculture Ministry is focussing on boosting oilseeds production over the next four years. The Ministry has proposed various strategies, including promoting the cultivation of oilseeds in non-traditional areas and cropping seasons besides targeting rice fallows to boost the domestic output, which could help reduce import dependence for...
More »PMFBY -- Insurance Companies Make Super Profits, Farmers Suffer -Subodh Varma
-Newsclick.in Insurance companies have already earned about Rs.16,000 crore in three seasons. The much-hyped Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) – supposed to provide insurance protection to farmers against crop losses due to natural events – has turned into a bonanza for insurance companies while farmers are angry over delays in claim settlement, rejections and paltry compensation. Launched in 2016, four full seasons have passed since and the financial transactions show earnings...
More »Modi Government's 'Historic' MSP Hike Is Nothing More Than a Band-Aid for Farmers -Ishan Anand
-TheWire.in Not only has year-on-year MSP growth been much higher in previous years, the government still remains silent on how it will manage to increase procurement. The Narendra Modi government recently approved the decision to hike the minimum support price (MSP) for the kharif marketing season for 2018-19. The MSP for paddy has been increased by Rs 200 per quintal, and the MSP has gone up for other crops too. The minister of...
More »Farmer unions welcome MSP hike for Kharif crops -Anand Patel
-IndiaToday.in New Delhi: Farmer unions have welcomed hike in Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif crops announced by the Centre on Wednesday, but said that the increase was well short of their expectations. All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) the umbrella body representing 194 farmer unions from across the country, has called the hike as old wine in a new bottle. An AIKSCC statement said that the Cabinet decision to fix...
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