-101reporters.com Kala Jeera rice cultivation and its marketing through an e-commerce platform bring better income and social status to women farmers, while also ensuring storage of good quality seeds for future needs Koraput, Odisha: Odisha’s near-extinct Kala Jeera rice is making a comeback, thanks to the tribal women who are cultivating and marketing it to the outside world from Machhara village in Koraput district with the help of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation...
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Will the government’s MSP calculations hold? -Roshan Kishore
-Hindustan Times There is good reason to ask whether the latest MSP hike will be enough to meet the government’s requirements. Open market prices of wheat are quite high and the government has already eaten into its excess stocks. The Union Cabinet announced the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat and other Rabi (winter) crops for the 2023-24 Rabi marketing Season (RMS) on Tuesday. For wheat, the most important Rabi crop from...
More »Wheat MSP hiked by Rs 110/quintal
-The Tribune New Delhi: The Union Cabinet today approved a hike of up to 9 per cent in the minimum support price (MSP) of six rabi crops for next year’s marketing season, with a Rs 110 per quintal increase for wheat to boost domestic production and the income of farmers. The wheat MSP has been raised from Rs 2,015 to Rs 2,125 a quintal, a hike of 5.46 per cent. The highest...
More »Chhattisgarh government to procure pulses at Minimum Support Price -Ritesh Mishra
-Hindustan Times Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said the procurement of the pulses at support price will boost income of farmers RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday launched the procurement drive of pulses, urad, arhar, and moong at Minimum Support Price (MSP) at 20 procurement centres across the state, underlining that the move will encourage farmers to grow pulses and promote the cultivation of pulses in the state. “The procurement of...
More »Do not ignore the role of the woman livestock farmer -Madhura Swaminathan and Vijayamba R.
-The Hindu Further, women need to be included in all facets of livestock development — breeding, veterinary care, extension services, training or access to credit and markets The livestock sector is one of the most rapidly growing components of the rural economy of India, accounting for 5% of national income and 28% of agricultural GDP in 2018-19. In the last six years, the livestock sector grew at 7.9% (at constant prices) while...
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