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Govt revises crop residue management guidelines

The beneficiary or aggregator can be farmers, rural entrepreneurs, cooperative societies of farmers, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), and panchayats, agriculture ministry said

Govt asks Agri Min to give more incentive to kharif onion to boost supply

Normally, onion prices shoot up during the winter season, as stored rabi onion gets exhausted and fresh kharif onion cannot be stored. Currently, the sowing of kharif onion is underway

India to import 35% more tur dal at 1.2 mn tonnes to check prices

"We consume around 44-45 lakh tonne in India. Every year, we have to import. This year, obviously, we have to import more. We will import 12 lakh tonne in the current fiscal," Kumar said

Need to transform agricultural practices for a sustainable future: IFPRI

While India currently has sufficient food production to feed population, challenges lie in ensuring accessibility and long-term stability, said Dr Rashid, Director-South Asia the IFPRI

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

Govt hikes sugarcane price by Rs 10 to Rs 315 per quintal for this season

The FRP of sugarcane, which stood at Rs 210 per quintal in 2014-15 season, has now been increased to Rs 315 per quintal for 2023-24 season, Thakur said

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

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

20% duty removal on apple imports to have zero impact on farmers: Official

There is no reduction on MFN (most favoured nation) duty on apples, which is still applicable on all imported apples including on the US at 50 per cent

Late southwest monsoon pulls down urad, arhar, soybean, paddy sowing

Scientists and Centre launches big programme to boost arhar yields by 30 per cent

Better markets needed too to scale up organic farming: CSE report

etter marketing as well as market access are the key issues that need to be tackled to scale up organic farming in the country, the latest report of the CSE says

Govt's rice procurement reaches 55.8 mn tonnes, wheat 26.2 mn tonnes so far

The government's rice procurement has reached 55.8 mn tonnes so far in the ongoing 2022-23 marketing season, benefitting 12.2 mn farmers with MSP of Rs 1.7 trn, the food ministry said

After dry spell, rains may play spoiler for tea industry in Bengal, Assam

Scanty rain in the first fortnight of June has already caused a crop loss of 15-35% in the two states

India approves wheat, broken rice exports requests from 4 countries

India has decided to approve wheat and broken rice exports to few selected countries following their requests to allow the shipments of the grains, the government said

Uttar Pradesh's farm exports increase 5% to Rs 19,000 crore in FY23

UP produces nearly 21% of the total food grains, 10.8% fruits and 15.4% of the vegetables in India

Production of pest-free fruits with no residues key for exports: MoS Agri

The minister was speaking after inaugurating a workshop for management of fruit flies on mango, being organised in Mumbai during June 19-23

Sunflower seed agitation in Haryana brings MSP problem to the fore again

The sunflower seed agitation in Haryana brings the problem of MSPs and their administration to the fore again

Govt to push alternative plant nutrients to cut fertiliser subsidy load

A scheme to promote balanced use of fertilisers along with bio-fertilisers, called Promotion of Alternate Nutrients for Agriculture Management Yojana is to be formally unveiled at end of this month

Hopes of monsoon revival likely to bring relief for kharif sowing

The southwest monsoon between June 1 to June 16 is almost 47 per cent less than normal with rains yet to reach several parts of the country, where it should have been in the usual course otherwise

Agri Min issues draft guidelines for registration of bio-stimulants

Standard designs, as prescribed from time to time for agro-chemicals, bio-fertilizers etc, should be followed for packaging of bio-stimulants