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India’s agriculture exports can be doubled in ‘medium term’, says ITC Chairman

PTI “There is an urgent need to deal with the agriculture value chain, which would help in improving the quality of income in rural areas and ushering in socio-economic transformation in the country, ITC Chairman Sanjiv Puri said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that increasing the MSP for Rabi crops will ensure maximum remunerative price for farmers.

MSP hiked 2% for wheat, about 8% for mustard, masoor

PTI Taking 6% inflation into account, wheat MSP has dropped 4% in real terms: SKM

Jammu: Farmers harvest wheat crop in a field on the outskirts of Jammu on May 5, 2021.

Farmers issues | Govt hikes minimum support price for wheat by ₹40 to ₹2,015 per quintal

Priscilla Jebaraj The decision to increase the minimum support prices was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

File photo for representation.

Sugarcane fair and remunerative price hiked to ₹290 a quintal

Special Correspondent Govt had hiked FRPs by 38% since ₹210 a quintal of 2013-14: Piyush Goyal

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India’s agriculture exports can be doubled in ‘medium term’, says ITC Chairman

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Data | Most farmers sold to private traders in 2019, new survey data shows

Cabinet decision to hike MSP for Rabi crops will ensure max. remunerative price for farmers:PM

Farmers issues | Industry

Amid protests, Centre hikes minimum support price for rabi crops

Centre raises fair price of sugar cane

CCEA okays ₹ 77.45 crore for revival of north eastern agri-marketing corporation

Govt announces rates for RoDTEP scheme for exporters; to cover 8,555 items

Under the RoDTEP, various Central and State duties, taxes, and levies imposed on input products, among others, would be refunded to exporters

Insurance firms directed to include nominees in crop insurance scheme

Karnataka Minister tells insurance firms not to set up their offices within premises of Agriculture Department

Kharif planting lags as monsoon rains taper off

Farmers have sown 10.4% less this year

How technology weaves a stronger silk supply chain

Karnataka-based silk agritech startup ReshaMandi is helping to bring different strands of the industry together through IoT and other app-based services

Cabinet nod for additional fertiliser subsidy worth ₹14,775 crore

Bid to provide relief to farmers as the kharif sowing season begins.

India’s booming corn exports amid global rally ease supply worries

Vietnam, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh are the key buyers.

Telangana farmers to get 25.5 lakh tonne fertilisers for kharif

The State Government has decided to allot 25.5 lakh metric tonne fertilisers for the farm sector during the upcoming Vaanakalam (kharif) season.The

Farmers at stake as fertiliser prices go up

The leaders of Indian Farmers Movement and the Malayora Karshaka Samiti say the price hike of the fertilisers can be controlled only by restricting the supremacy of various private fertiliser giants in the price fixing mechanism.

Govt sets record 104.3 million tonne rice production target for 2021-22 kharif season

The government on Friday set a record rice production target of 104.3 million tonne for the kharif season of 2021-22 crop year (July-June).Rice is

Farmers in Punjab, Haryana receive MSP directly in their bank accounts

Producers, arhtiyas happy over wheat procurement, says Punjab Food Minister

‘Agriculture budget’ exercise begins in Rajasthan

The exercise for presenting a separate “agriculture budget”, with the emphasis on welfare measures for farmers, has started in Rajasthan in

Want a ‘rurban’ way of life? Organo Naandi has a solution

Residents of this Hyderabad community grow their own vegetables and live with the principle of giving back to Nature

Sugar production up 20%, mills plead for increase in minimum selling price

It will help us clear payment arrears to cane farmers, they tell govt.

Cabinet gives nod to pact between India, Fiji for co-operation in agriculture sector

The MoU also provides for establishment of Indo-Fiji Working Group for dealing phytosanitary issues, and any other form of cooperation.

Union Budget 2021 | Food subsidy budget set at almost ₹2.43 lakh crore

Govt to pay FCI’s loans and return to budgetary transfers to fund food subsidy bill

Union Budget 2021 | Consumers will not be burdened by farm cess: Nirmala Sitharaman

Experts say this may result in States being short-changed

2020-21 rabi foodgrains output may surpass previous record: Agriculture Minister Tomar

Mr. Tomar said the country’s agriculture sector performed well during 2020 as foodgrains production rose to a record in the kharif season with farmers working hard despite the COVID-19 pandemic and proving their relevance.

Govt. extends relaxed norms for onion imports till Jan. 31

Onion prices have started moderating to some extent in some parts of the country with the arrival of the new crop.

Farm laws | Centre calls Punjab farmers for 2nd round of talks on December 3

Food Minister Piyush Goyal is also expected to be present in the meeting

High onion, potato, tomato prices pinch household budgets: survey

70% families paid 25-100% more for essential vegetables

Centre curbs stock limits to cool onion prices

First imposition of limits after amendment to Essential Commodities Act.

Coronavirus | ₹10,000-cr. scheme for agricultural cooperatives to set up health infra in rural areas

Loans can be used to set up PHCs, support medical education, diagnostic services, pharmaceutical businesses, blood banks etc.

Kharif foodgrain production likely to be record 144.52 million tonnes in 2020-21: Agriculture Minister

Foodgrain production stood at 143.38 million tonnes during the 2019-20 kharif season, as per official data

First time in decades laws framed to benefit farmers, workers: PM Modi

Narendra Modi addresses BJP leaders, workers on104th birth anniversary of party’s ideologue Deendayal Upadhyaya.

Farm Bills | Amid protests, kharif crops ripen

65% jump in food business registrations due to reforms, says Agri Secy.

Farm Bills | Government should bring in another Bill or amend current one, says RSS-affiliate SJM

‘The government should bring in another Bill or amend the current one.’

Explainer | Why are the Agriculture Bills being opposed

Three Bills on agriculture reforms – The Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020; The Farmers (Empowerment and

Forecasts of heavy rains raise concerns about kharif crops

Excess rainfall could extensively damage crops when they ripen later this month

Agriculture reform Bills introduced amidst Opposition, farmers’ protests

They encourage private investments and technology introduction: Centre; grabbing the rights of farmers, draconian: Cong., TMC

Rain pushes summer crop planting to record

Farmland acreage growth at 7%.

ICICI Bank to use satellite data to assess credit profile of farmers

The practice will employ satellite data to measure an array of parameters related to land, irrigation and crop patterns.

CCEA approves increase in sugarcane FRP by ₹10 to ₹285 per quintal for 2020-21: Sources

A decision to increase the Fair and Remunerative Price of sugarcane for 2020-21 marketing year (October-September) was taken in the meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs held in New Delhi.

Farm exports rise 23% to ₹25,553 cr. in March-June

Plan in place to boost shipments, says government.

Govt to spend ₹ 11.85 crore for funding 112 agri start-ups this year: Tomar

The funds will be given to the start-ups selected by different knowledge partners.

High prices of pulses may affect nutrition security, says study

‘Following COVID-19 lockdown, all food groups witnessed spurt in prices compared to 2019’.

Copious monsoon rains spur summer crop sowing in India

Farmers generally start planting rice, corn, cotton, soybeans, sugarcane and peanuts, among other crops, from June 1, when monsoon rains typically arrive in the country

Data | Market arrivals dip, procurement delays: How COVID-19 impacted agriculture

After the lockdown was imposed, the price of wheat dropped below the Minimum Support Price level which means that farmers were forced to sell at low prices

MSP for agri crops higher than global, market price; need to find viable solution: Gadkari

He said that the country has surplus rice and wheat and there is a problem of storage of these grains.

Move to ban 27 pesticides opposed

Proposed ban will hike costs for Indian farmers, lead to export losses, says association of pesticide manufacturers.

Farmers are strong, not vulnerable; they need to be given choices, says Agriculture Secretary

Option for direct marketing during the lockdown period has reduced government procurement of wheat in some States, says Agriculture Secretary.

ISMA lowers sugar production estimate, June sales may rise

Easing of curbs may help sale of backlog from May

Natural rubber sector on a sticky wicket

Will take 3 quarters to rebound: Board

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