Sanjeeb Mukherjee
 "Sanjeeb Mukherjee")
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain 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.
Sanjeeb Mukherjee is a journalist with over 20 years of experience covering various news beats, mainly in the agriculture, commodities, rural, and food policy space. He has worked at several places, including United News of India (UNI), Dow Jones Newswires, and Financial Express. Currently, he is working as the Agriculture Editor at Business Standard. His work has taken him to some of the most remote areas of the country, allowing him to gain 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.
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Farm GVA growth slows to 1.2% in second quarter amid uneven rains
The sluggish growth in the sector can be attributed to weak harvest activity during July-September and most inputs coming from residual rabi crops
 "Farm GVA growth slows to 1.2% in second quarter amid uneven rains")
Centre extends PMGKAY free foodgrain scheme for another 5 years till 2029
Extending the scheme could provide some relief to the marginalised sections from high cereal prices
 "Centre extends PMGKAY free foodgrain scheme for another 5 years till 2029")
Cabinet approves Rs 1,261 cr scheme to provide drones to 15,000 women SHGs
Centre to bear 80 per cent of the cost of drone estimated at Rs 10 lakh
 "Cabinet approves Rs 1,261 cr scheme to provide drones to 15,000 women SHGs")
Onion exports decline 85% after Centre's minimum export price cap
The export price before the duty was levied was somewhere around $320 per tonne free-on-board (around Rs 2,650 per quintal)
 "Onion exports decline 85% after Centre's minimum export price cap")
PMFBY: Tech revamp boosts govt's crop insurance scheme, yields results
The Cabinet also decided that when states engaged any insurance company for PMFBY, the insurer would have to stay enrolled for at least three years, against the earlier provision of one to three years
 "PMFBY: Tech revamp boosts govt's crop insurance scheme, yields results")
Grain ethanol manufacturers seek up to 16% hike in procurement prices
In ESY 2022-23, the procurement price of ethanol produced from DFG, as fixed by OMCs, was Rs 64 per litre, and for maize, it was Rs 66.07 per litre
 "Grain ethanol manufacturers seek up to 16% hike in procurement prices")
Consumers feel relief as wheat product prices soften during festival month
Going forward, market players feel that prices would be guided somewhat by the pace of new crop sowing and also the trajectory of liquidation of wheat inventories by government agencies
 "Consumers feel relief as wheat product prices soften during festival month")
Crop insurance scheme PMFBY makes comeback, enrollments jump
Number of farmers availing of the scheme reaches all-time high of 25 mn
 "Crop insurance scheme PMFBY makes comeback, enrollments jump")
Have sufficient stocks of pulses to cool down prices, says Centre
Under the revised PSS, the overall quantity of procurement by the Central Government is restricted to 25 percent of actual production of the commodity for that particular season
 "Have sufficient stocks of pulses to cool down prices, says Centre")
India's non-basmati rice export slumps 57% in September on duty hike
Basmati rice export in contrast up 5.7% despite MEP
 "India's non-basmati rice export slumps 57% in September on duty hike")
Uttar Pradesh govt's 'halal ban' keeps meat sellers on tenterhooks
The order though some said applies only to products other than meat which is sold as 'halal' certified
 "Uttar Pradesh govt's 'halal ban' keeps meat sellers on tenterhooks")
Wheat sowing picks up pace in India; mustard harvest nears its end
According to the latest data, wheat has been sown in around 8.60 million hectares till Friday, which was 5.49 per cent lower than the same period last year
 "Wheat sowing picks up pace in India; mustard harvest nears its end")
India's sugar demand-supply tightly balanced as world deficit shrinks
Their assumption is based on the sugarcane crushing that has taken place in major growing states in the first month and half of the 2023-24 new season
 "India's sugar demand-supply tightly balanced as world deficit shrinks")
Maximising the minimum: A look at MSP promises in poll-bound states
Ensuring central procurement of surplus grains purchased by announcing hefty bonuses over the MSP is tricky
 "Maximising the minimum: A look at MSP promises in poll-bound states")
Battle for MP: 6 years on, Mandsaur police firing missing from poll pitch
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan sat on a three-day fast, ensured adequate prices for agricultural produce and launched the Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana four months after the Mandsaur police firing
 "Battle for MP: 6 years on, Mandsaur police firing missing from poll pitch")
Hefty MSP hike promises in poll-bound states could spell trouble in future
Hikes in wheat and paddy MSP in key states that contribute a significant amount to central pool would also mean that the Centre might find it difficult not to replicate the same increases nationally
 "Hefty MSP hike promises in poll-bound states could spell trouble in future")
Wheat sowing continues to remain below par, might pick up pace after Diwali
Some traders also felt that sowing will pick up pace after Diwali and in the final analysis, the total acreage across India might be around the normal wheat acreage of around 31 million hectares
 "Wheat sowing continues to remain below par, might pick up pace after Diwali")
FSSAI withdraws order to declare 'best before date' on loose sweets
The directive for withdrawal was issued on November 7, 2023, barely days before Diwali
 "FSSAI withdraws order to declare 'best before date' on loose sweets")
Sowing of rabi crops improves in North; reservoir levels stay low in South
Data shows that water levels in the 40-odd reservoirs of southern India as on November 9 was at 44 per cent of their live capacity at Full Reservoir Levels
 "Sowing of rabi crops improves in North; reservoir levels stay low in South")
Smog towers no solution; Centre not in favour of more giant air purifiers
Punjab told to immediately announce incentive scheme on lines of Haryana to encourage farmers to shift from paddy, manage stubble
 "Smog towers no solution; Centre not in favour of more giant air purifiers")
