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Farmers' protest and Bharat Bandh on December 8: All you need to know

Several political parties, including the Congress, AAP, DMK, Shiv Sena, Kamal Haasan's MNM, Left parties, the TMC, and the TRS have extended their support to the protesting farmers

Farmers' protest in pictures: Next steps amid deadlock and all key updates

The agitating farmers have urged the Union government to convene a special session of Parliament to repeal the three farm laws, besides threatening to hold a nationwide protest on December 5

No minister present, Punjab farmers boycott meeting on new farm laws

Farmers' groups from Punjab boycotted a meeting called by agriculture ministry to resolve their concerns over new farm laws, and accused the government of playing double standards

Govt to soon launch one-stop-shop for agriculture data: Agri Min official

Govt will soon launch a common data infrastructure of all farmers along with land record details for better reach of various farm schemes, Agriculture Ministry official Ashish Kumar Bhutani said

Farmers planted Kharif crops at record high, says Agriculture Ministry

Maximum procurement has happened in Punjab where 7,82,685 MT paddy has already been procured from the farmers through APMC system as against 24,452 MT procured last year

Punjab farmers demands to meet Union agri minister, reject secy's invite

The agitating farmers'' bodies, rejected the invitation for talks from the Union agriculture secretary, saying an officer does not have to tell them if these laws are beneficial for farmers

Agri min Tomar launches portal for testing performance of farm machinery

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday launched a portal where manufacturers can online apply for testing and evaluation their farm machineries.

India's area under kharif crops hits all-time high of over 108 mn hectares

Government confident of bumper harvest; could cool down inflation but experts say excess rains, pest attach could play spoilsport in some crops

Agriculture Minister Tomar launches ICAR's data recovery centre Krishi Megh

To protect the precious data of the government's premier research body ICAR, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Tuesday launched a data recovery centre

Centre releases Rs 553 crore to states for agricultural mechanization

The Centre has released Rs 553 crore to states under a scheme to promote mechanization in the agriculture sector. The Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) was launched in April 2014 with an aim to have inclusive growth of farm mechanization to boost productivity. "In the year 2020-21, budget of Rs 1,033 crore has been provided for the scheme, out of which Rs 553 crore has been released to state governments," an official statement said. Agricultural mechanization helps in increasing production through timely farm operations and cut in operations by ensuring better management of inputs. Mechanization also enhances the productivity of natural resources and reduces drudgery associated with various farm operations. The agriculture ministry pointed out that paddy straw burning is one of the major problems in the northern region of the country causing pollution. With an objective of moving away farmers of this region from the practice of crop residue burning, the scheme of C

Locust control operations carried out in over 456,000 hectares: Govt

According to the ministry, the control operations are being carried out by Locust Circle Offices (LCOs) as well as state agriculture departments

Drones to choppers: How govt is tackling locust swarms to prevent crop loss

The control operations have also been done in 1,32,660 hectares area in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Bihar by state governments

Govt on track to doubling farmers' income by 2024: Agri Min official

Recent reforms, including three ordinances to provide barrier-free trading platforms to farmers, are aimed at addressing the post-production challenges and ensuring better returns to farmers, he said

Govt's wheat procurement touches record high of 38.98 MT so far in 2020-21

Wheat marketing year runs from April-March, but bulk of procurement is normally done in the first three months

Govt deploys Rajasthan teams to help control locust swarms in Haryana, UP

"More control teams from Rajasthan have been moved to Haryana and UP to help in the locust control operations being carried out in these two states," the ministry said in a statement

Modi govt took revolutionary reforms in agriculture: Narendra Singh Tomar

There has been considerable progress in institutional and private investments after the establishment of SFAC, the Agriculture Ministry said

Locust swarms headed towards Delhi; crops threatened in many states

Higher than normal temperatures have helped locusts spread more rapidly in different parts of the states

India to export 90,000 tonnes of surplus wheat to Afghanistan, Lebanon

. According to the second government estimate, the country is set to harvest a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonne in the 2019-20 crop year on the back of good rains

Agriculture ministry raises daily purchase limit of oilseeds, pulses

Increases daily limit to 40 quintals per farmer a day, from earlier 25 quintals

India to harvest record wheat production of 106.21 MT in 2019-20: Report

Wheat is the main rabi crop, harvesting of which will begin from next month