Of the 23 million farming households in UP, almost 21 million, or more than 90 per cent, are of small and marginal farmers with fragmented land holdings, living on low farm income
Government-owned FCI and state procurement agencies have bought 106.88 lakh tonnes of paddy so far in the kharif marketing season for Rs 20,180 crore, an official statement said on Wednesday
Tomar said that many steps, proposed in the Bill, had been recommended by the numerous expert committees, including those which were constituted by the previous Congress government
The Bhupesh Baghel-led state government has locked horns with the Centre over procurement of paddy at Rs 2,500 a quintal, higher than the minimum support price
The Centre has declared MSP for 23 crops including cereals, pulses, oilseeds and millets
Decision likely soon, states will be free to adopt one or more of the models suggested