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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

Farm community gives a mixed response to increase in FRP of sugarcane

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday decided to hike the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal for the 2024-25 season starting October

Govt allows onion exports to Bangladesh, Mauritius, Bahrain and Bhutan

Consumer Affairs Secretary said the decision has been taken following a recommendation from the external affairs ministry

Agri credit crosses Rs 20 trn till Jan in FY24, sharp jump from 2013-14

Banks have already breached the target and the number could cross Rs 22 trillion this fiscal

Govt should boost Green Revolution 2.0 for less water-intensive crops: GTRI

Just two crops, paddy and wheat, account for around 90-95 per cent value of total MSP purchases and the maximum procurement of paddy is done in states like Punjab and Haryana

Pulses, oilseeds demand to outstrip production by 2047-48: NITI Aayog

"Augmentation of oilseeds yield, and production from secondary sources can reduce the gap in the short-run, and achieve self-sufficiency in the long-run," the report said

Govt says 20% export duty on parboiled rice to continue beyond Mar 31

Besides, duty-free import of yellow peas, too, has been extended beyond March 31, subject to the condition that the bill of landing is issued on or before April 30, 2024

Cabinet clears hike in sugarcane FRP by Rs 25 to Rs 340 per quintal

Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) is the minimum price that mills have to pay to sugarcane growers

Onion prices fall by Rs 150 per quintal at Lasalgaon mandi in Nashik

The Agriculture Ministry officials will assess the rabi onion coverage in key growing states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in the coming days

Convene daylong Parliament session to bring law on MSP: Farmer leader

On the issue of loan waiver, he said according to government reports, farmers have a total debt to the tune of Rs 18.5 lakh crore

MSP booster's impact differs by the crop: Here's what the data says

A Business Standard analysis looks at the MSP of these five crops and also wheat and paddy (the ones which few among the five aim to replace)

Farmers reject Centre's 5-year MSP proposal for pulses, maize, cotton

A panel of three Union ministers -- Piyush Goyal, Arjun Munda and Nityanand Rai -- on Sunday gave the proposal to the farmers during the fourth round of talks in Chandigarh

Farmers' protest: 'Delhi Chalo' leaders to discuss govt offer, SKM rejects

Earlier on Monday, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said farmers will hold a discussion on the Centre's proposal but they will not budge from their demand for a law guaranteeing MSP

Govt assisting, encouraging farmers to take agriculture on new path: PM

Addressing an event in Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, the prime minister emphasized the importance of working towards a common goal of having Indian food products on dining tables across the globe

Uttar Pradesh govt transfers nearly Rs 11,200 crore to paddy farmers

In the current kharif marketing season 2023-24, the state has paid nearly Rs 11,200 crore to the farmers against paddy procurement under the MSP formula

Farmers will discuss Centre's 5-year MSP proposal, says Sarwan Pandher

Farmers have not backed out of their demand for a law guaranteeing minimum support price (MSP) and never will, he said while replying to a question

Farmers pause protest before next round of talks; Centre says solution soon

The eight crops taken by CRISIL for the analysis represented over 90 per cent production of the field crops in the period