-The Hindu The Centre has increased the minimum support price (MSP) for Wheat for the upcoming rabi season to ₹2,015 per quintal, a 2% hike from the ₹1,975 per quintal rate of last year. Oilseeds and pulses such as mustard, safflower and masoor dal saw higher MSP increases of up to 8% in a bid to encourage crop diversification, according to a statement on the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic...
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Increase in MSP: Peanuts, say agricultural experts -Vivek Mishra
-Down to Earth Wheat and barley see the lowest increase in MSP announced by government; red lentils the highest The farmers’ protests in Delhi and north India are in their tenth month, with the guarantee of Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops as one of the main demands. Even as they rage on, the Union government September 8, 2021 approved to increase the MSP for rabi 2022-23. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,...
More »Wheat Purchase Price Up By 2%, Lowest In A Decade, Amid Farmers' Protest -Akhilesh Sharma
-NDTV MSP Hike: The minimum support price (MSP) for mustard seed has also been raised by ₹ 400 to ₹ 5,050 per quintal for the current crop year New Delhi: The centre has raised the price it will pay to buy new-season Wheat from farmers by 2 per cent - the lowest in a decade - to ₹ 2,015 per 100 kg. The country is the world's second-biggest Wheat consumer and sets...
More »Punjab: Paddy-Wheat to timber, strategic shift to agroforestry pays dividends -Harpreet Bajwa
-The New Indian Express Punjab fares well in Union agriculture ministry scheme that focuses on enhancing income of marginal farmers and diversifying land use by paying attention to agro-forestry. PUNJAB: For five years, 13,039 farmers across Punjab have been into agroforestry, which has emerged as one of the viable alternatives for diversification from the paddy-Wheat cycle. In half a decade, 1.50 crore saplings have been planted, for which farmers have been given...
More »Central must connect all states to food scheme for robust PDS: Parliamentary Standing Committee -Raju Sajwan
-Down to Earth Only 15 states procure rice, 8 procure Wheat as part of decentralised distribution scheme Only 23 states have implemented the Decentralized Procurement Scheme (DCP) so far — 15 to procure rice and eight to procure Wheat — despite the scheme being in place for 23 years. This was flagged by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (Standing Committee) in a release dated August 13,...
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