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Will legalising MSP reduce import Bill of edible oils and pulses?

Contrary to popular perception, India has a trade surplus in agriculture and allied activities, which stood at $18.65 billion during 2022-23 against $15.92 billion in the previous year

Congress will provide MSP to farmers 'legally', says Rahul Gandhi in MP

He was speaking at a public meeting in Morena after his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' entered Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan

Urea consumption to fall 2.5 mn tonne on efforts to cut chemical fertiliser

Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also highlighted that the Cabinet on Thursday approved a Rs 24,420 crore subsidy on Phosphatic and Potassic (P&K) fertilisers for the kharif season

5,000 Farmer Producer Organizations onboarded on ONDC Portal, says Govt

'Almost 5,000 out of 8,000 registered FPOs have been registered on the ONDC portal...,' the agriculture ministry said in a statement

Monsoon woes: Farm sector contracts in Q3, a first in 19 quarters

The growth stood at 5.2 per cent in the third quarter of 2022-23 which also played a part in pulling down agriculture and related sector's GVA

9 mn beneficiaries added to PM-KISAN scheme under Viksit Bharat Yatra

Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY) launched on November 15, 2023 is the Centre's flagship initiative to raise awareness on its schemes. VBSY aims to achieve beneficiary saturation under govt schemes

Govt approves Rs 24,420 cr subsidy for P&K fertilisers for kharif season

The minister said subsidy on Nitrogen (N) has been fixed at Rs 47.02 per kg, phosphatic (P) at Rs 28.72 per g, potassic (K) at Rs 2.38 per kg and Sulphur (S) at Rs 1.89 per kg for 2024 kharif season

Sugarcane gives high returns; ISMA calls for task force to maximise gains

Techniques such as drip irrigation, water resource augmentation, and mechanised harvesting are vital

Tea industry body welcomes move to sell dust tea through auction route

President of TAI Sandeep Singhania said in a statement that dust grades constitute approximately 20 per cent of total production in North India

ISO raises forecast for size of global sugar deficit for current season

A Reuters poll of analysts and traders this month gave a median forecast of a small surplus of 500,000 tons in the 2023/24 season

Is legalising MSP workable? Agri economists talk about the pros and cons

The MSP scheme already exists and has been in existence for more than five decades. A legal guarantee simply provides a legislative co­ver to ensure proper imple­men­tation, argues Himanshu

AISTA urges govt to extend sugar sale of February quota by two weeks

At present, the government fixes a monthly quota for the sale of sugar in the domestic market. On average, about 21 lakh tonne quota is fixed for a monthly sale for mills

Centre's 5-crop MSP proposal: Why Punjab farmers are reluctant to diversify

As Centre proposes purchase of alternative crops at MSP, a look at why Punjab farmers are reluctant to diversify

Food weighting in CPI may be cut as spending shifts, says official

Food's weighting in the consumer price index could be lowered in the next revision of the basket of goods due to be completed by next year, the official who declined to be identified told Reuters

Statsguru: Six charts explain India's food divide and higher inflation

A recent release of data that the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization compiled from 28 countries shows similar patterns

WTO subsidy policy bad for farmers, says Pandher ahead of tractor march

Farmers under the banner of Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) are all set to launch a nationwide tractor procession on highways on Monday

WTO meet: India to seek permanent solution to food security issues

The four-day 13th ministerial conference (MC13) will start on February 26 in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

Share of crop income dips for agriculture households, shows data

The Central government's three-member panel of senior ministers have offered them a proposal of guaranteed purchase of five crops at the MSP to break the imbroglio

No impact of MSP turmoil on wheat buying: Food secy Sanjeev Chopra

The wheat procurement season usually starts from April 1 in most parts of the country but in the coming season the government has given freedom to the states to advance the purchase dates

Govt hopeful of resolving farmers' concerns before wheat procurement season

Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra also said that wheat crop is in good condition and procurement may commence early depending on arrivals in growing states