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Sanjeeb Mukherjee is currently the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. He has been a journalist for over 20 years, mainly covering the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, giving him invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change. His previous stints include United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and the Financial Express newspaper.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is currently the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. He has been a journalist for over 20 years, mainly covering the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, giving him invaluable insights into the dynamics of rural agriculture markets. He has honed his skills in analysing and providing commentary on India's farm sector policies, focusing on their impact on different stakeholders and their implications for climate change. His previous stints include United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and the Financial Express newspaper.
Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu topped in overall performance
In Madhya Pradesh, the country's biggest chana producing state, production this year is estimated to be almost 5.4 mn tonnes
Letter comes amid mounting sugarcane arrears topping Rs 160 billion and talk of incentivising exports
The crop could be at risk if the rains return with bigger intensity in the next few days
India is expected to produce around 24 million tonnes of pulses in 2017-18
In absolute numbers, farmer suicides in Haryana and Punjab were less than in Maharashtra, which continued to be Number-1
Also gives nod for National Health Mission to complement insurance scheme
Traders said abolition would help push out just 100,000-150,000 tonnes mostly to Bangladesh and Nepal as everywhere else global prices are weak
India does not permit cultivation of GM soybean
Arun Jaitley in his 2018-19 Budget Speech had announced that Centre would guarantee a MSP which would be 50 per cent more than the cost of production
The draft authorises the Central Government to frame rules to prescribe minimum qualification for all manufacturers, producers, sellers, stockists and distributors of pesticides
The PM said more agricultural credit and easier access to markets was needed to boost incomes
Earlier, the finance ministry had warned investors of investing in cryptocurrencies, saying those were like ponzi schemes
The cost will include all paid expenses plus imputed value of family labour (FL), but not imputed land rent
Dual challenge of a reluctant buyer of high-priced products in domestic markets, while global markets have stringent quality norms farm goods often aren't able to meet
As many as six major announcements made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Union Budget 2018-19 had clear imprints of the NITI Aayog
Funds created for aquaculture, farm marketing; farmer produce organisations get a tax boost
The sharp rise comes weeks after MP's price deficit scheme closed in December
Survey calls for direct income transfer to farmers, suggests raising area under drip and micro irrigation
The farmers collectively purchase goods from growers and sell them at rates lower than prevailing market prices