-The Indian Express Government committee must work out a sustainable policy framework to address scarcity and inflation in pulses The government’s decision to form a panel headed by chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian to study and suggest ways to contain the rising prices of pulses is a welcome move. The committee is expected to frame a long-term policy, which will look into various aspects, including the MSP (minimum support price) and bonus...
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Panel set up to review MSP, bonus for pulses
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: The government has set up a committee to review the minimum support price (MSP) and bonus for pulses to promote cultivation of the staple commodity which has seen a fresh spike in prices. The decision came after an inter-ministerial review meeting headed by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday that was attended by food minister Ram Vilas Paswan and urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu. The Chief Economic...
More »MP: Farmers at loss as rain hits soybean crop, re-sowing a must -Manoj Ahuja
-Hindustan Times Indore: Soybean crop has been affected for the third consecutive year in Madhya Pradesh as excessive rain in Satna, Rewa and Bhopal regions will necessitate re-sowing once the water recedes, an agriculture expert said. Madhya Pradesh is the top producer of soybean in the country and accounts for 53% of its production, according to government statistics. “Farmers will have to go for re-sowing wherever there has been water logging in fields...
More »Feeling the pulses pinch -Ramesh Chand & Shambhavi Sharan
-The Hindu As cereal consumption comes down despite higher output, India needs to ramp up production of pulses to meet the nutritional requirements of the population. Since the onset of the Green Revolution in the late 1960s, India has been treading on a path towards self-sufficiency in food. The achievements have remained highly skewed towards wheat and rice on account of technological as well as policy support towards these two crops. With...
More »Indians go for cheaper pulses as tur dal prices keep rising -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: High prices of tur (arhar) dal are driving consumers to newer and cheaper varieties of pulses such as dun peas, green lentils and yellow peas. Rs 150-200 a kg while dun peas Tur dal is selling for as are much cheaper at Rs 45 a kg and yellow peas Rs 45-50 per kg. Green lentils are currently priced at Rs 100 a kg. Traders said consumers have been...
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