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MSP of kharif crops for 2022-23 meagre, below inflation rate: Congress

The Congress on Thursday accused the government of betraying the country's farmers and said the minimum support prices (MSP) of Kharif crops announced for 2022-23 are meagre and below inflation rate

Kharif MSP hiked 4-9% for 2022-23 season, largest spike in pulses, oilseeds

Biggest hikes were reserved for pulses, oilseeds

Early kharif sowing shows healthy progress; rice, pulses area up

The actual pick-up in sowing will happen once the monsoon becomes active over Central and Western India

As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

Set to sign long-term contracts with Morocco and Latin American countries to ensure steady flow

Price rise, early rains may spur above normal kharif acreage for many crops

Market participants anticipate a shift from pulses to oilseeds and cotton in several areas

Higher food prices to aid farm income, even as costs rise: BofA Securities

A normal monsoon will help raise agri output while higher food prices will help increase farm incomes, says the report

Stock of fertilisers for kharif season exceeds demand, says govt

Stating that there is more stock for supply of fertilisers for this kharif season than the demand this year, the Centre asked the states to not create either a panic situation or spread misinformation

There won't be any fertiliser shortage in kharif season, says govt

The government also said that it will soon announce the subsidy rate for non-urea soil nutrients for the current fiscal

Govt sets foodgrain output target at 328 mn tonnes for 2022-23 crop year

The target is 3.8% higher compared to previous year's output

Govt buys 291 lakh tonnes of paddy for Rs 57,032 cr so far in 2021-22

A quantity of 290.98 lakh tonnes of paddy has been procured in KMS 2021-22 till November 30

MSP value of Rs 11,099.25 crore paid for paddy, says Govt

The government on Monday said that over 5.66 million metric tonnes of paddy has been procured in the Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22 up to October 17

20 states integrate farm land records, other details for paddy procurement

As many as 20 states, including Punjab and Haryana, have captured and integrated key parameters for cross checking during paddy procurement in the ongoing kharif marketing season

Problem of plenty

Procurement alone will not address farm woes

Cotton, bajra and groundnut see big drop in acreage, shows data

The total area covered under all crops was more than their normal area, which is the average of the last five years

Consistent performer: Despite high base, agri sector clocks growth

Rain in August this year was 24.1 per cent less than the normal

A new mission

Explore unconventional sources of edible oil

Sowing area of kharif crops 1.55% lower than last year so far: Govt data

Area sown to summer crops like paddy was lagging behind by 1.55 per cent so far in the ongoing kharif season of the crop year 2021-22 (July-June), according to data released by agriculture ministry

Centre extends deadline for farmers' enrolment for PM crop insurance scheme

The Central government agreed to Maharashtra government's demand of extending cut-off date for enrolment of farmers from July 15 to July 23 for Kharif season 2021

Govt aims to bring additional 637,000 hectare under oilseeds this season

The Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in the forthcoming kharif (summer) season beginning July this year.

India exports 87,000 tons of onion in Jan-Feb after ban lifted

India has exported 87,000 tonnes of onion in the January-February period after the ban was lifted in view of good kharif crop estimates