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Farmers facing fertiliser shortage under BJP rule in UP: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh of failing to provide adequate fertilisers to farmers, and claimed the farming community is struggling to procure essential inputs for sowing wheat and other crops after facing similar issues during the paddy season. Farmers in several districts, including Lakhimpur Kheri, Mahoba, Fatehpur, Badaun and Amethi, are standing in long queues outside cooperative societies for DAP, NPK and other fertilisers, but are forced to return empty-handed after hours of waiting, Yadav alleged. Ever since the BJP came to power (in Uttar Pradesh), fertiliser shortage and black marketing have continued unabated. BJP's own people are involved in this racket, and the government has nothing to offer the farmers except false assurances, Yadav claimed in a statement. Accusing the government of being insensitive and anti-farmer, the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief said the BJP wants farmers to abandon farming so that ..
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UP aims to double cargo values to Rs 17,571 cr in maiden farm export policy
State to support paddy share cropping and contract farming, will also promote cluster farming of export oriented commodities
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11 mn UP farmers covered under PM Kisan, total payout reaches Rs 3,650 cr
It entitles beneficiaries to a payment of Rs 6,000 annually, payable in equal installment of Rs 2,000 every four months (Dec-Mar, Apr-July and Aug-Nov cycles)
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ICRIER plots UP road map to double farm growth
It said UP must target increasing the processing of milk to at least 30% in the next five years
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