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Budget 2022: Steep subsidy sums for food and fertiliser likely

Budget 2022: Subsidies have been a bugbear of the Indian economy for long

Budget 2022: Farmers in need of a new deal, says ICRIER's Ashok Gulati

'Much of the agricultural policies in the past have focused on production', said Gulati

Centre to fund drone purchase by FPOs, farm R&D bodies, even individuals

In some cases, funding to cover full cost of a conventional drone

Stop auction of agri land of farmers who failed to repay loans: Raj CM

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday gave instructions to stop the auction of agricultural land of farmers who failed to repay the loans taken from commercial banks in the state.

BS Number Wise: India's labour, capital paradox

Productivity in agriculture and eight other sectors is increasing but employment is falling and there is no significant capital investment

Budget wishlist: Here are the key challenges in agriculture sector

Government needs to play a proactive role in enabling a business-as-a-service (BaaS) platform to promote innovation

Turn to natural farming as chemical fertilisers causing ill-effects: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged farmers to launch a "new green revolution" in India by adopting natural farming methods.

What is a digital AgriStack and why Indian farmers are opposed to it

The government's plan to develop a stack of technologies for agriculture will be based on old and inaccurate land records, excluding many who need to access agricultural services and welfare schemes

Agri-tech firm Samunnati's gross transactions cross Rs 10,000 crore

50% of the GTV came during the past 18 months. Samunnati said its vision is to make markets work for smallholder farmers and make agri value chains operate at a higher equilibrium

Record foodgrains production likely in 2022 despite pandemic blues

India achieved record foodgrains production this year but the withdrawal of three agri-reform laws and spike in cooking oil prices cast a shadow on the country's resilient agriculture sector

Agriculture needs a booster dose

The cure for the farm sector's ills lies primarily in making agriculture remunerative

What is Minimum Support Price, or MSP?

After Centre made a U-turn on agriculture laws, farmers hailed the government's decision to look into their demand to legalise Minimum Support Price or MSP. But what exactly is MSP? Let's understand

Centre bans futures trade in seven agri commodities including soy complex

Crude palm oil clocked an average volume of around Rs 200 crore daily on the Multi Commodity Exchange

Pre-budget consultation: Agri experts for MSP based on realistic cost

Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad held the first pre-Budget consultations with representatives of agriculture and agro processing industry through virtual mode

Good quality seeds can boost agricultural production by 15-20%: IISS

The world needs to produce seeds as per market demand and by keeping in mind the effects of climate change," Sanjay Kumar said

'Ghar wapsi' for Tikait, supporters from Delhi border after 383 days

The 'ghar wapsi' was marked with celebratory atmosphere at Ghazipur border

PM says zero budget natural farming should become mass movement

Zero budget natural farming reduces the cost of agriculture by relying on traditional field-based technologies which lead to improved soil health

PM Modi to address farmers on natural farming on December 16

Efforts are underway to promote and support initiatives leading to sustainability of the system, cost reduction, market access and better value realization to farmers

Committee on MSP to be set up 'very soon in near future': Agri Secy

Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agrawal said on Monday that the committee will be formed soon

Farm Act aftermath: Kant says Centre bent on more reforms across sectors

Says basic philosophy of this govt is that wealth is created by private sector so things must be made easy for them; govt must act as a facilitator and catalyst