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Centre seizes 35,000 bags of urea diverted from agricultural use
Being highly subsidised, there is always a tendency to divert urea towards non-agriculture purposes
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J&K DCs authorised to transfer agricultural land for non-agriculturalist
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday authorised the district collectors to alienate agricultural land to a non-agriculturist for extending the primary activity on a larger commercial scale. "The Administrative Council (AC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, authorised the District Collectors to grant permission to an agriculturist to alienate land to a non-agriculturist subject to certain conditions and procedure for extending primary activities on larger commercial lines and reap benefits under economy of scale," an official spokesman said here. The spokesman said there have been multiple demands by Mahajans, Khatris and Sikhs for right of sale-purchase of agriculture land for investment in agriculture and allied activities. "Their resentment existed on the statutory provision that defined certain section of the society as agriculturist class who alone were eligible to own agricultural land under J&K Land Alienation Act ...
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Covid-19 impact: Lockdown relief to agricultural activities lifts sentiment
Manufacturers of fertilisers, agrochemicals and tractors stand to benefit
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Sudha Narayanan: Creating a unified farm market
In the absence of a new legal framework that supports agricultural transactions across the country, creating a unified market for agricultural commodities will be difficult
