Avishek Raja
Govt announces open sale of 50 LT wheat, 25 LT rice; drops reserve price of rice: But, will consumers benefit?
The government has announced the sale of 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes...
Wheat price up by Rs 300 a quintal since stock limit order
Price of wheat has increased by Rs 250-300 per quintal since stock limit was imposed...
Farmers can produce jaggery without having unit, thanks to CFC under ODOP scheme
This CFC in Muzaffarnagar is being built under the “One District One Product (ODOP)”...
London educated agri-entrepreneur grows wheat variety popular in bakery industry
Anushka Neol, a woman agri-entrepreneur from Abohar, Punjab, is one of those youth....
Paddy sowing area falls by 10 pc, Arhar by 42 pc
The area under paddy has improved with the onset of monsoon, while the sowing of...
Lukewarm response to OMSS: FCI offered 7.51 lakh tonne rice, but only 460 tonnes bought
On one hand, the central government has prohibited the states from bidding under...
Scanty rains push down water levels in reservoirs by 40 pc
The data presented by the Central Water Commission (CWC) in the meeting held on...
Going back to roots, KP Singh sets up automated Jaggery unit, gives higher prices of sugarcane to farmers and employment to villagers
Krishana Pal Singh, a resident of Oon village in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh,...
Cumin price hits new high at Rs.59,000, turns into gold for farmers
The price of cumin has broken its own record in the Merta Agricultural Produce Market...
UP leads with 12 per cent ethanol blending in petrol
Uttar Pradesh has reached the top position in ethanol blending in petrol in the...
Farmers suffer as mustard price fall below MSP due to low price import of edible oils
Mustard prices are ruling below the MSP of Rs 5,450 per quintal by Rs 1,000-1,200...
Maize selling below MSP, price down by up to Rs 600 a quintal
At present, the average price of maize is ruling around Rs 1,850-1,950 per quintal,...
Cumin price hits record, At Rs 50k a quintal
For the first time in any mandi of the country, cumin price hit Rs 50,000 per quintal...
Mustard price below MSP in Haryana
The average price of mustard is ruling around Rs 4,600-4,800 per quintal in most...
Farmers making more money by growing millets, but facing challenges in marketing and processing
paddy cultivation costs Rs 25,000-30,000 per hectare, the cost of ragi per hectare...
