-The Financial Express In a bid to curb delays in settlement of claims under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), the government on Tuesday asked states to release their share of subsidy along with the Centre so that farmers’ claim could be settled in a time-bound manner. “Number of states have withheld releasing their share of subsidy under PMFBY. Henceforth, we many not release our share (of subsidy) till states...
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Maharashtra's farm output is set to dry up as rain stays away -Surendra P Gangan
-Hindustan Times Productivity is also expected to drop further to about 35% owing to intermittent rains. Mumbai: Prolonged dry spells and deviation in rainfall for about six weeks in July and August has led to a drop in agricultural production and productivity when compared to the state’s five-year average and the bumper crop Yielded last year. The drop, which ranges between 15% and 28%, in the production of pulses, cereals and oilseeds...
More »This rice variety is now a sought-after brand -S Anandan
-The Hindu ‘TK Kathir’ is cultivated in accordance with organic farming methods in Ernakulam village KOCHI: A local brand of organic rice named after a farmer’s grandfather and promoted by a political leader. But there is more to ‘TK Kathir’ than just that. Grown by T.D. Robert, a relatively newly converted paddy farmer of Kanjoor village, the brand was much sought after at the recently concluded organic Onam Mela organised by the Jaiva...
More »Farmers' suicides in Punjab: Looking beyond indebtedness -Sher Singh Sangwan
-The Times of India Punjab, the leader of green revolution during the '70s, has become disreputable for farmers' suicides in last two decade or so. Usually, these suicides are attributed to farmers' indebtedness to banks and commission agents. However, it is to be noted that bank credit has played a pivotal role in investment into tubewells, tractors, farm mechanization, horticulture, dairy, poultry and forestry all over India, and especially in Punjab and...
More »Madhya Pradesh to compensate farmers selling at lower than MSP -Milind Ghatwai
-The Indian Express The registration of farmers will begin from September 1. Besides personal details like phone number, bank account details and Aadhaar number, the farmers will have to share details of cultivation and acreage Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government is set to roll out a populist scheme to compensate farmers when they are forced to sell their crops below the minimum support price (MSP) in mandis. The move by the...
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