-The Hindu Business Line Trade sees lower Acreage in MP; higher area in Maharashtra, other states For farmers like Sunil Mukhati and hundreds of others near Indore in Madhya Pradesh, gazing at the skies as soon as they get up every day, has become a sort of ritual over the past couple of weeks. “We have been looking at the sky every morning these last few days, hoping that we will get some...
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It’s time to protect the poor and the migrants from rising edible oil prices
In his Mann ki Baat address to the nation on 30th May, 2021, Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi appreciated the fact that the farmers received "more than the minimum support price (MSP) for mustard" pertaining to the rabi production. One can easily guess from this statement of the PM that the mustard growers in Haryana (and elsewhere) preferred to sell their produce to private traders in the open market instead...
More »Kharif Outlook: Farmers may opt for soyabean, groundnut instead of cotton
-The Hindu Business Line Question over pulses Acreage linger; MSP, rainfall could decide growers crop choice “I will cultivate soyabean this year. Prices for it are ruling at over ₹7,000 a quintal and I will go for it,” says Sunil Mukhati, a farmer near Indore in Madhya Pradesh. “But it is not the case with all my co-farmers. Some of them plan to grow corn and some pulses (moong or green gram),” he...
More »Record 95.38% of registered farmers in Chhattisgarh sold paddy on MSP in Kharif 2020-21
-IndiaToday.in Numbers of farmers selling paddy on MSP, total registered Acreage and the quantity of paddy sold this year is the highest in last 20 years. More than 92 lakh metric tonnes of paddy procured in 2020-21 in Chhattisgarh. A record number of 95.38 per cent of total registered farmers have sold paddy in Chhattisgarh in Kharif marketing year 2020-21, thanks to farmer-friendly policies implemented in Chhattisgarh under the leadership of Chief...
More »Kharif area up, but rains hit standing crops in 15 states
-The Hindu Business Line Crops on over 21 lakh hectares damaged, Agri Min tells Parliament Bengaluru: Timely and quick spread of monsoon this year did help boost the kharif Acreage, but the heavy spell of rains witnessed across several parts of the country over recent weeks are seen spoiling the party for several farmers this cropping season. “There have been extreme weather events in the form of heavy rains in some parts of...
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