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Farm sector will continue to shine in 2020-21 but rural as a whole may not

The non-farm sector occupies a large part of rural income, and unless it grows substantially, just expecting farm growth to bring about rural sector revival is unreasonable, say experts

Panel moots merger of UP co-operative banks to create Rs 35,000 cr entity

The committee's report under consideration of Adityanath government

Agriculture clocks growth rate of 3.4% in Q1 despite GDP contraction

GVA at current prices at 5.7%, down from 8.6% YoY

Statsguru: Down, yes, but how much? India's Q1 GDP data to reveal on Monday

As many as 13 out of 18 indicators analysed by Business Standard showed a contraction in Apr-Jun, ranging from services exports at a 10% clip, to domestic air travel with more than 90% fall

Farm sector sees spike in private investment after reforms: Agri secy

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 was brought in to legalise contract farming

Retail inflation for farm workers, rural labourers eases in June: Govt

According to the statement, inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL stood at (+) 8.57 per cent and (+) 8.41 per cent, respectively, in June 2020

India needs to leverage performance of farm sector to push growth: Subbarao

Echoing a similar view Raghuram Rajan, Subbarao's successor at the RBI, said one positive factor for the Indian economy is that the agriculture sector is doing well

Farm sector the only silver lining in FY21 as economy nears negative zone

Though it may not have a huge impact on overall economic growth given its diminishing share in India's GDP, positive growth in agriculture has the potential to revive the rural economy

Recent farm sector ordinances might 'exploit' farmers: Punjab seeks review

Referring to the Ordinances, SIngh said the APMC system in Punjab had stood the test of time and served the state and the country well over the last 60 years

As farm sector gains importance, HDFC Bank reworks strategy for rural areas

The State Bank of India has also created a separate business vertical to focus on financial inclusion and micro-markets (FI&MM) in semi-urban and rural areas

Adverse weather conditions, lockdown to hit output of Rabi crops: Report

The production of cereals, pulses and oilseeds is estimated to decline by 1.95 per cent, 2.22 per cent and 13.48 per cent, respectively, in 2019-20 compared to last year, according to the report.

Agriculture, mining saved Indian economy in FY20; manufacturing bites

The farm sector is expected to perform well in FY21 as well.

Farm sector grows by 5.9% in Q4 of 2019-20; future uncertain due to Covid

As the data relates to pre-Covid lockdown period it does not reflect the real picture of distress which unfolded from April onwards in the sector

Linking farm sector fortunes to unpredictable monsoon could be premature

More than normal rainfall, it is the distribution, spread and timeliness that will play a bigger role in improving the lot of farmers

Sitharaman brings farm sector reforms, to deregulate onion, potato prices

Stock limits will be imposed only under exceptional circumstances like national calamities and famine, said the FM

Frames per Second: The long walk home-2

The government has extended the Covid-19 lockdown - but provided little succour to the most vulnerable

India agriculture output lone bright spot in an economy set to shrink

Farm sector growth will top 3 per cent in the year started April 1, Ramesh Chand, an adviser to PM Narendra Modi, said in an interview.

Good harvest keeps farmers happy: Farm sector records 3.5% growth in Q3

The second advance estimate of foodgrain production released a few days ago estimated the wheat output at an all-time high of 106.21 million tonnes

How to double farmers' incomes

In a country as vast and diverse as India, it will require a variety of development approaches to bring the benefits of growth and prosperity to all agriculturalists

Economic Survey: Need to address challenges in farm sector to double income

The food processing sector is growing at an average annual growth rate of more than 5 per cent over the last six years ended 2017-18, it added