-The New Indian Express In an apparent snub to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana, the Bihar government has launched its own scheme to provide guaranteed assistance to the state’s Farmers. PATNA: In an apparent snub to the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the Bihar government has launched its own scheme to provide guaranteed assistance to the state’s Farmers in the event of crop damage. At a time of growing unrest among...
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PMFBY: Modi govt's crop insurance scheme sees decline in Farmers' enrolment -Namrata Acharya
-Business Standard Between FY16 and FY17, the number of Farmers enrolled in the scheme declined from about 57.3 million to about 48.5 million, a fall of around 15% Kolkata: The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the flagship crop insurance scheme of the Narendra Modi government, has entered its third year of operation, albeit with a substantial decline in Farmers' enrolment in its second year, the data reveals. Between FY16 and FY17, the...
More »As prices crash, Ramanagaram Farmers dump mangoes on the road -MT Shiva Kumar
-The Hindu Ramanagaram (Karnataka): Now it is the turn of mango Farmers to dump their produce on the roadside. Mango may be the king of fruits, but its growers are not the kings, at least in the State’s major mango-growing belt of Ramanagaram district as glut in production has resulted in a crash in wholesale prices of the fruit. Such is the depth to which wholesale prices have plummeted that the elite...
More »Sugarcane crisis: Govt focuses on technology fixes, but not on mounting dues to Farmers -Kundan Pandey
-Down to Earth While sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh owe about Rs 12,500 crore to Farmers, the government’s measures were directed mostly towards tackling current price crash In a knee-jerk reaction to the defeat in Kairana by-elections, the Narendra Modi government, on Wednesday, took a slew of policy decisions related to sugarcane industry. The plight of sugarcane Farmers was a big issue during the recently concluded by-elections in this town in...
More »Explained: What is the Swaminathan Commission report and what are its recommendations?
-MoneyControl.com The main aim of the commission was to come up with a system for sustainability in farming system and make it more profitable and cost competitive in farm commodities Farmers belonging to Madhya Pradesh began a 10-day strike on June 1 to seek better Minimum Support Price (MSP), a waiver for farm loans, higher compensation for damaged crops and full implementation of the MS Swaminathan report. Earlier this year, lakhs of Farmers...
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