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Farmer group to hold nationwide protest against 'pro-corporate' Budget

The AIKSCC, which is a nationwide platform of more than 200 farmer organisations across the country, said the budget 2020 offers no boost to the rural sector.

Budget 2020 gives the agri sector the much needed push

This year's budget announcement to promote organic fertilizers and rationalising the use of chemical fertilizers further augments efforts towards promoting ZBNF

Budget: Govt expands PM KUSUM for solar pumps, hopes to cover 2 mn farmers

The previous Modi government in February last year had unveiled the PM KUSUM scheme with an outlay of Rs 34,422 crore.

Govt to spend Rs 25 trn on rural economy; Rs 43K cr given under PM-KISAN

The President said the central government, along with states, is working to provide relief to farmers from natural calamities

How India's high-value farm exports are suffering under new restrictions

Farmers in India widely use the chemical to stimulate growth in fruit plants

Farm loan write-offs touch Rs 4.7 trillion in last 10 years, says report

Most of these write-offs have been only in paper as actual write-offs have not been more than 60%

Farmers held for planning protest during PM Modi's Karnataka visit

According to police, the detentions have taken place in certain parts of Tumakuru, near Bengaluru as well as in Shivamogga.

Locusts surging on both sides of Red Sea, could hit food security, warns UN

At least one swarm had crossed to the northern coast of Saudi Arabia in mid-January, with further swarms a week later

Maharashtra farmers with crop loan over Rs 200,000 ineligible for waiver

This loan waiver comes over two years after the Rs 34,000 crore loan waiver announced by the then BJP-Sena government in 2017

Gujarat govt to compensate farmers affected by locust swarm attack

The state government on Friday said locusts in around 25% of affected area have been killed through pesticide spraying

1.9 mn farmers enrolled under PM-Kisan Mandhan Yojna pension scheme

All small and marginal farmers who are currently between 18 to 40 years of age can apply for the scheme

Will give concrete aid for farmers: Uddhav after first cabinet meet as CM

He said the first decision of the cabinet was to approve Rs 20 crore fund for conserving Raigad Fort, which was the capital of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Farmer rights activists sow potato variety registered by PepsiCo as protest

PepsiCo registered FL-2027 variety in 2016 and introduced it in Gujarat for cultivation; the company uses it for production of wafers.

Why Patiala's farmers are reluctant to use crop waste management machines

This year the Punjab government has distributed 29,000 rotavators, Happy Seeders and Super Seeders to farmers

Air pollution: Buy crop residue to check stubble burning, MP advises govt

The government has mandated mixing of 10% ethanol in petrol, but only about 6% is being mixed currently

Give Rs 2,500 per acre to Haryana farmers for not burning stubble: Hooda

Burning of crop residue by farmers in Haryana and Punjab is being stated to be one of the major reasons behind the severe pollution levels in Delhi-NCR

Govt caught in no man's land as foodgrain mountains keep growing taller

The stock burden along with inadequate Budget allocations for the food subsidy and the Centre's zeal to check the fiscal deficit has worsened FCI's financial position

FM Sitharaman advises farmers to produce oilseeds, which are high in demand

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged farmers to produce oilseeds in place of other crops as India particularly imports edible oil and palm oil."We are telling farmers which crops will give them a better price in the area. We are also telling them what all crops can be irrigated or cannot be irrigated on the rain-fed land," she said while addressing the sixth World Congress on Rural & Agriculture Finance in New Delhi."The support price may be given for other things but please do produce oilseeds because they have a great demand in India. Edible oil consumption is also a matter of great concern, as we still import quite a lot quantity particularly palm oil," she said.The Union Minister also requested National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala to visit Jammu and Kashmir to ensure that the farmers get the correct price of their produce in the next season."You are aware that recently we used NAFED to procure apples ...

Reduce cost, restore profitability

It is imperative to reorient fertiliser policies to facilitate development of innovative and situation-specific products

Modi govt plans a massive data bank to directly connect with 115 mn farmers

With the help of this database and use of technology, life of the small and marginal farmers of the country would witness a sea change