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Repeal two farm laws passed in Karnataka last year, says farmers' body

The two laws were passed despite protest by the opposition Congress in 2020

Don't be adamant, return home: MoS Agriculture to farmers

The farmers have decided to continue their protest till there is a legal guarantee for MSP

DeHaat raises $115 million in Series D from Sofina, Lightrock and Temasek

DeHaat's services include distribution of high-quality agricultural inputs, customised farm advisory, access to financial services, and market linkages for selling their produce

Centre's Rs 2,000-3,000 crore scheme to digitalise PACs on anvil

The Union Cooperation Ministry is working on a new central scheme to modernise and digitalise over 97,000 primary agriculture cooperative societies (PACs) spread across the country

Centre infused Rs 131,000 cr to boost agriculture, allied sectors: Minister

The Centre has infused Rs 1,31,000 crore to boost agriculture and allied sectors with special emphasis on becoming an export-oriented economy as India has tremendous potential to satiate global demand

Staggered pricing

Govt should avoid populist measures in cane pricing

Govt directs agri-machine makers, dealers to sell at same price: MoS agri

Farm machine makers and dealers have been directed to sell their products at the same price across the country, Union Minister of State for Agriculture Shobha Karandlaje said on Thursday. The minister made this statement in Goa during a review meeting with the state's Agriculture Minister Chandrakant Kavlekar and officials on the implementation of centrally sponsored farm schemes. Karandlaje lauded state Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and the state's agriculture minister for doing "amazing work" for the better implementation of the farmers' welfare in Goa. She also honoured woman farmer Darshana Pednekar at the Goa Secretariat, who received accolades from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for her modern agricultural practices. "Price of agricultural mechanisms should be the same in every state. It should not differ in different places in the country. The Government of India has instructed dealers and manufacturers to put the same price list across the country," an official statement quote

Go against the grain: Open markets fetched lower prices than MSP

Analysis of 2019 study shows clear decline in the dominance of APMCs and rise of local traders in agricultural marketing

Dinner with BS: Can't rely only on agriculture for jobs, says MP CM Chouhan

Chouhan tells Aditi Phadnis about his hunger for investment, why MP needs alternatives to agriculture and why he thinks his soft image isn't taking on a hard tone

Farm laws: SC-appointed panel member says report 100% in favour of farmers

A key member of the Supreme Court-appointed panel on contentious agri-laws on Wednesday said the report submitted by the committee is "cent per cent" in favour of farmers

From farms to the kitchen sink

Excess or seasonal labour released from agriculture usually finds its way to construction sites. In the circumstances labour seems to have found employment in the household sector

RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh warns of nationwide protest from Sep 8

RSS-affiliate Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) on Tuesday warned of a nationwide agitation from September 8 if the Centre fails to act on its demands on farm laws and MSP by the end of this month. Minimum Support Price (MSP) should be decided on the basis of cost, and a new law should be formulated, keeping in mind the concerns raised by farmers, to resolve the dispute arising out of the new farm laws, it said. "For these demands, a nationwide symbolic dharna will be organised on September 8. The Modi government has been given time till August 31 to act on the demands. If it does not take a positive stand on our demands, then after the dharna on September 8, a decision will be taken on further steps," BKS treasurer Yugal Kishore Mishra said here. "Farmers do not get a remunerative price for their produce. MSP is not remunerative," he said, adding that his organisation was being compelled to agitate because of this. "RSS does not run the Narendra Modi government, otherwise our organisati

ITC to launch super app this year to tap small farmers' potential: Chairman

The product will offer a wide range of agricultural solutions while its micro-services structure will enable plug-in by a range of agtech solutions

India adds 16 mn jobs in July mostly in agri, construction sectors: CMIE

India witnessed an addition of 16 million jobs in July mainly in the agriculture and construction sectors, however, the number of salaried jobs fell by 3.2 million in the same month, according to CMIE

Story in numbers: From agriculture to construction, where do Indians work?

Currently, 43% of India's total workforce is employed in agriculture

Agriculture sector key for achieving SDGs by 2030: Tomar to UN body

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told the United Nations that the agriculture sector is key in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030

Agri sections with minimum state intervention grow fastest, shows data

The data shows that over the past 10 years, not only horticulture but the production of eggs, meat, milk and also fruits and vegetables have been faster than conventional foodgrain

When Iron Man backed agri start-up ClimateAi to fight climate change

ClimateAi was co-founded in 2015 by Himanshu Gupta, a former climate and energy expert with the Niti Aayog, along with Max Evans, a machine learning expert with a farming lineage

Farmers' hard work made agri, allied sectors resilient to Covid: Tomar

The agriculture and allied sectors remained strong during the pandemic, registering a growth of 3.5 per cent in 2020-21

Tech to drive $30-35 bn in e-sales, farm inputs by 2025: Report

With an increasing investors' interest for the agri-tech and agri-ecosystem sectors, a report has estimated that over USD 30-35 billion of the value pool will be created across agricultural value chain by 2025. The Indian agricultural sector is at the cusp of a disruption based on technology, regulation, investment and stakeholder, and estimates indicate that approximately USD 30-35 billion of the value pool will be created in agri-logistics, offtake and agri-input delivery by 2025, according to global consultancy Bain & Company's "Indian Agriculture: Ripe for Disruption" report. "We are at a key moment when we can leapfrog from the traditional methods to a new, technology-friendly way of growing, processing and selling food. The traditional form of agriculture will be disrupted and overhauled over time, and USD 30-35 billion value will be created in new value pools across the agricultural value chain, over the next few years," Bain & Company, India, partner and leader of the .