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Agriculture has major role to play in Atmanirbhar Bharat: PM Modi

When farmers and farming move forward in the form of industry, employment and self-employment opportunities are going to be created in the village and near it, on a large scale," said Modi

States assure Centre of utilising Rs 1 trn agri fund for farmers' welfare

States have assured the Centre that they will utilise the Rs 1 trillion agriculture infrastructure fund to create post-harvesting and other facilities at village level for the benefit of farmers

Indian farmers driven to debt as banks turn risk-averse during pandemic

Agriculture accounts for near 15% of India's $2.8 trillion economy and is a source of livelihood for more than half of its 1.3 billion people

Why Midwestern farmers' patience with Donald Trump is starting to wear thin

While support for Trump is still strong in rural America, there's dissatisfaction at the margins

Timely support helped about 17,500 farmers in Andhra offset Covid-19 impact

About 17,500 farmers of 14 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) in three districts of Andhra Pradesh could sail through the Covid-19 crisis

Agri Infra Fund crucial in hiking farm sector share in GDP: Farmer group

This fund will be crucial for farmers, agri-entrepreneurs, start-ups, agri-tech players and farmer groups looking to boost the country's agriculture infrastructure, the group said

Fuelling jugaad: Indian farmers' hacks threaten demand for diesel

Farmers' exasperation was driven by diesel prices bloated by a fivefold jump in central government taxes over the last five years.

PM launches Rs 1 trn Agri-Infra Fund, sends Rs 17,100 cr to 85 mn farmers

Modi releases the sixth installment of Rs 17,100 crore to more than 85.5 million farmer beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme

Agri Infra fund: PM to launch financing facility of Rs 1 trillion tomorrow

He will also release the sixth instalment of funds of Rs 17,000 crore to 85 million farmers under the PM-KISAN scheme

Tweak FCI's procurement strategies to boost rice exports: Expert panel

Rice is among the biggest agriculture exports from India along with buffalo meat and cotton

Good monsoon has led to more acreage under cultivation: Agri ministry

The area planted with rice, the main food crop of the world's second-most populous country, was 26.7 million hectares, compared with 22.4 million hectares in the year-earlier period

Fertiliser firms to post healthy FY21 profits on robust Q1 off-takes: Icra

Icra stated that in the initial phase of the lockdown, dispatches were affected due to the shortage of labour and shutdown of a few fertiliser plants located in the integrated chemical complexes

Banks sanction about Rs 90,000 cr to 11 million Kisan Credit Card holders

As part of the Rs 20.97 trillion stimulus package, the government had announced Rs 2 trillion of concessional credit through KCC to 25 million farmers

UP farmers expect bumper paddy crop this year with good monsoons

After several years, farmers completed paddy plantation in more than 80% of crop area by the third week of July

Soybean output to jump at least 15% as farmers expand area on ample rains

It could also revive Indian exports of animal feed ingredient soymeal to places such as Bangladesh, Japan, Vietnam and Iran

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

Farmers with phones need smart inputs

India must ensure that market intelligence and agri information flow remain open and transparent. Mere smartphones will not make agriculture smarter

Farm organisations need better market linkage for returns, says report

These issues have assumed greater importance after the government allowed farmers to directly sell their produce to processors and traders

Market linkage could boost farmers' turnover by 5-20%: Tata Trusts study

The report was based on a field study concluded over a year ago, covering 49 FPO clusters and 45 agriculture value chains across 52 districts in 18 states

Govt decision to import key food items raises several questions on timing

These decisions have also have been criticised for the likely negative impact on farmers, who are facing hard times due to the lockdown and subsequent fall in demand