 "Sanjeeb Mukherjee")
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
Sanjeeb Mukherjee
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.
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Kharif sowing picks up; rice, arhar, soybean, cotton below last year level
Sowing of several major kharif crops, such as rice, arhar, soybean and cotton, continued to be below last year's level
 "Kharif sowing picks up; rice, arhar, soybean, cotton below last year level")
Monsoon in July is cumulatively expected to be 'normal', says IMD
About June, the met department said, the entire month witnessed a 10 per cent deficiency in rainfall, against a 47 per cent deficiency until the middle of the month
 "Monsoon in July is cumulatively expected to be 'normal', says IMD")
Wheat prices in Delhi soften after stock limit, but pulses yet to fall
In some centres, wheat wholesale prices have gone up even after the stock-holding limits were imposed
 "Wheat prices in Delhi soften after stock limit, but pulses yet to fall")
Centre hikes sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 per quintal for 2023-24 season
According to the Sugarcane (Control) Order of 1966, FRP is the minimum price that sugar mills have to pay to sugarcane farmers
 "Centre hikes sugarcane FRP by Rs 10 per quintal for 2023-24 season")
PM-PRANAM scheme gets CCEA approval to boost alternative fertilisers
Urea subsidy of Rs 3.68 trillion to continue till March 2025
 "PM-PRANAM scheme gets CCEA approval to boost alternative fertilisers")
Centre to sell tur dal from its buffer stock to cool high prices
A survey done by local circles showed that four out of the 10 respondent households are feeling the pinch of high tur dal prices
 "Centre to sell tur dal from its buffer stock to cool high prices")
Jeera prices up 73% since January 2023 amid rising demand, supply shortage
The rally has been primarily driven by a demand and supply shortage while some traders said speculation is also playing a part
 "Jeera prices up 73% since January 2023 amid rising demand, supply shortage")
Milk shortage was created and no crisis anywhere: Parshottam Rupala
Briefing the media on the Modi government's achievements during the last nine years, Rupala said the sector is likely to grow at 7 per cent in 2023-24 against over 6 per cent in 2022-23
 "Milk shortage was created and no crisis anywhere: Parshottam Rupala")
Centre's Svamitva scheme spawns infrastructure for accurate map making
The concluding part of the series on Svamitva looks at CORS, a network of GPS-enabled stations for creating maps in quick time
 "Centre's Svamitva scheme spawns infrastructure for accurate map making")
Futures ban hurts farm produce firms using exchange platform to hedge risks
Companies say farmers have lost an important and certain source of income because of the suspension
 "Futures ban hurts farm produce firms using exchange platform to hedge risks")
Onion, tomato production likely to decline in 2022-23, shows data
Prices of tomato touch Rs 100/kg in some places due to rains, heatwave
 "Onion, tomato production likely to decline in 2022-23, shows data")
Svamitva scheme: Giving property ownership rights to India's villagers
The first of a two-part series looks at how the Centre's Svamitva scheme is empowering India's villagers
 "Svamitva scheme: Giving property ownership rights to India's villagers")
Late pick-up, but monsoon on track to cover entire country by early July
Reaches Delhi and Mumbai on the same day, first time since 1961
 "Late pick-up, but monsoon on track to cover entire country by early July")
Govt likely to cut import duty if needed to cool down wheat prices
The maximum intervention that the FCI has undertaken through open market sales in the past few years hasn't been more than 7 mt in a fiscal year
 "Govt likely to cut import duty if needed to cool down wheat prices")
Late southwest monsoon pulls down urad, arhar, soybean, paddy sowing
Scientists and Centre launches big programme to boost arhar yields by 30 per cent
 "Late southwest monsoon pulls down urad, arhar, soybean, paddy sowing")
Slow progress of monsoon causing delay in sowing of oilseeds: SEA
Area sown to oilseeds remained low at 0.41 million hectares till last week, as against 0.48 million hectares in the year-ago period
 "Slow progress of monsoon causing delay in sowing of oilseeds: SEA")
Delayed rains cause for concern, but revival is on cards, say experts
'Panic not warranted'; there have been years of poor June rain but good monsoon
 "Delayed rains cause for concern, but revival is on cards, say experts")
Centre withdraws draft live animal export Bill amidst stiff opposition
The Bill had drawn strong objections from animal rights activists, right-wing groups and Jain religious leaders
 "Centre withdraws draft live animal export Bill amidst stiff opposition")
In the 'International Year of Millets', here's what ails the 'superfood'
Country' annual production hasn't crossed ambitious benchmark because of issues in procurement, pricing
 "In the 'International Year of Millets', here's what ails the 'superfood'")
Centre's livestock draft Bill 2023 sets the cat among the pigeons
Animal rights activists demand its withdrawal
 "Centre's livestock draft Bill 2023 sets the cat among the pigeons")