Experts suggest easier land use norms and digitisation of records
The reason is the "well-oiled system" that exists right now, preventing farmers from approaching buyers directly.
The move aims to reduce footfalls, auction sale to begin soon
The millions of poor going home are a wonderful new generation of aspirational, working class Indians. Modi and his government failed to account for their fate
New Central law will offer adequate choices to farmer to sell produce at attractive prices, barrier-free inter-state trade ensure cultivator gets better deal for his crop
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a third set of stimulus measures, aiming to "put money into the hands of farmers" with plans to help agriculture infrastructure
The farmers would be paid Rs 10,000 per acre for paddy, corn and sugarcane crops, based on the registered and procured area for the kharif season
PDS and agriculture markets need reforms to develop superior food quality systems, writes Ajay Kakra.
While the money used to double on maturity in nine-and-a-half years between December 12 and March 31, it will now take 10 years and four months for the same.
Urge govt to direct Tobacco Board to coordinate with FCV tobacco manufacturers, exporters and traders to facilitate reasonable prices at pre-covid level at these auctions
Top executives at auto, tractor and consumer packaged goods firms are optimistic. They are betting on the reverse migration of labourers boosting consumption and prediction of a favourable monsoon.
Farmers allowed to sell 46 fruits and vegetables directly without bringing them to mandis
Rajan said,the elements of creating capabilities is better education, better health care, better infrastructure
Normally, farmers anticipate a huge bump in demand during the February-May season due to weddings and other such occasions
She says India needs to avoid another nationwide lockdown
Some farmers told ANI that they are facing problems as there is shortage of labour and they are not able to send their produce to the market due to the lack of transport facilities
Earlier the strawberry growers here had to suffer losses following a hailstorm, now that the markets are shut, the strawberry produce is yet to be sold
Friday's meeting follows a wide range of deliberations held within the government and with eminent experts.
Report points to the possibility of grains being hoarded by farmers and traders to be sold at a later date when mandi operations and logistics normalise
Farming operations are exempted from the lockdown restrictions