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Farmers let rabi 30% veggies rot in fields, start ploughing for kharif

With normal monsoon forecast this year, they want to take advantage of pre-monsoon showers

Frames per Second: The long walk home-2

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

Soothsaying for trades

Nurses will see an increase in pay. Covid-19 has no cure and is essentially treated by nursing. The nurse is as important here as, and possibly more important than, the doctor

Govt rules to revive rural economy in lockdown miss out details: Experts

Guidelines allow some farming from April 20 during the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus.

Covid-19: Mango farmers approach housing societies for direct bulk supply

Grim export potential despite huge orders booked, due to prohibitive transport costs and lockdown in importing nations

Letter to BS: Govt should buy vegetables from farmers to prevent wastage

The government should step in and avoid a situation where farmers are forced to destroy food

Modi asks states to alter mandi rules for direct delivery to reduce crowd

Agriculture is a state subject and the Central government has limited powers to ensure implementation of the guidelines

It is imperative for us to rise above partisan interests: Sonia Gandhi

Following is Sonia Gandhi's letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Coronavirus impact: Logistics firms face hurdles in transporting cargo

The most impacted have been truck drivers, who have had to bear the ire of the authorities and face stigma in their villages.

Hurdles remain despite coronavirus lockdown exemption for farming

Challenges remain on the ground. Curfew passes are also difficult to obtain from DMs, collectors

Microcredit crucial for low income households dealing with Covid-19 blow

Over 90 per cent of low-income households are employed in the informal sector, and they will be the hardest hit by the pandemic

Govt plan to set up 10,000 groups to promote farm produce needs pruning

A farmer-producer organisation is a means to help small farmers maximise their income by offering distribution and marketing support for their produce

Cricketer Ajinkya Rahane invests in Mahindra's agri firm MeraKisan

Ajinkya hails from a farming background

Govt allows onion exports from March 15, removes MEP as prices fall

The government last week decided to lift ban on export of onions in view of projected sharp fall in prices due to bumper rabi crop

Centre pays Rs 50,850 crore to farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

Total number of beneficiaries covered under the scheme is about 14 crore, based on estimates of the Agriculture Census 2015-16

CCEA okays formation of 10,000 FPOs by 2024 with Rs 4,496 crore outlay

The scheme also envisages a further committed liability of Rs 2,369 crore for 2024-25 to 2027-28 period towards hand-holding of each FPO for five years from its aggregation and formation

Govt okays changes to crop insurance scheme, makes it optional for farmers

The Union Cabinet has approved many changes in the PMFBY programme as farmers' body and states were raising some concerns

Farmers irked as prices of pulses fall below MSP ahead of rabi harvesting

Dabba trading, smuggling of peas contribute to price fall ahead of rabi harvesting

Tackling the locust menace

Effective monitoring for timely warning and prompt large-scale control operations, preferably through aerial spraying, seems imperative for good results

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