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Sugarcane crushing in full swing across country, says sugar trade body

There are about more than 700 installed sugar factories in the country with crushing capacity of about 340 lakh tonnes of sugar, as per the official data

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

Paddy procurement in Himachal touches 20,993 MT, surpassing 2022's purchase

This year a target to procure 22 thousand metric tonnes of paddy has been set and so far farmers of the state have sold 20,993 metric tonnes of paddy worth Rs 45 crore to the government

Centre says certain onion consignments can be exported till Nov 30

The govt clarified onion consignments that have been handed over to customs authorities and are registered in their systems before Oct 29 can be exported till Nov 30

ITC launches app to provide crop advisory, market access to Bengal farmers

Puri said the app, on which services would be available in Bengali, would offer world-class technologies and services to farmers in partnership with a large number of leading players in agri sector

Crop insurance scheme PMFBY makes comeback, enrollments jump

Number of farmers availing of the scheme reaches all-time high of 25 mn

India criticises Cairns members in Geneva talks on foodgrain stockholding

The 19-member Cairns group lobbies for agricultural trade liberalisation

India developing sea protocols for fresh produce to boost ocean exports

At present, most of these exports are happening by air route because of lower volumes and different ripening periods

Bonus for paddy to be announced in Winter session: Maharashtra CM

"The Mahayuti government will announce bonus for paddy crop in the Winter Session of the Maharashtra Legislature to be held in Nagpur in December," Shinde said

Wheat sowing down 5% so far in ongoing rabi season at 8.6 mn hectares

The sowing area of wheat stood at 9.1 mn hectares in the same period last year

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

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

Red Sanders removed from CITES Review of Significant Trade: Bhupendra Yadav

The CITES RST process enables disciplinary action in the form of trade suspensions directed at countries that do not meet their obligations

Centre transforming local millet into global brand: Odisha Governor

Millets are also high in micronutrients compared to rice and wheat and have higher protein content, which is why they are often called "climate-smart crops", he said

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

APEDA inks pact with Lulu Hypermarket for export promotion of agri-products

As per the MoU document, the group will promote and showcase a wide range of products in APEDA basket of agricultural and processed food products in their retail outlets

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25 per kg

Kendriya Bhandar too has started retail supply of onion through its outlets across Delhi-NCR from November 3

Wheat sowing falls as UP sugarcane farmers yet to clear kharif crop fields

Traders in UP said the initial wheat sowing is down this year due to a delay in sugarcane harvesting. The farmers are waiting to clear their fields of the kharif crop

Paddy politics heats up in Chhattisgarh ahead of Assembly elections

Paddy procurement during the current season is a key issue as Chhattisgarh goes to polls in two phases on November 7 and 17

Govt's paddy procurement at MSP reaches 16.14 million tons so far

Paddy procurement is undertaken by the state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with state agencies