Tag: Harvir Singh

Opinion
India’s Farm Paradox in 2025: Record Production but Farmer Incomes in Jeopardy

India’s Farm Paradox in 2025: Record Production but Farmer Incomes in Jeopardy

In 2025, prices for most crops remained below MSP, fertilizer shortages persisted,...

Opinion
Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Why Farmers Are Turning Against India’s Ethanol Expansion?

Once promoted as a major income booster for farmers, the ethanol policy now faces...

Agribusiness
Sugar Mills May Face Higher Sugarcane Payment Arrears as Sugar Prices Fall to Rs 36 Per Kg

Sugar Mills May Face Higher Sugarcane Payment Arrears as Sugar Prices Fall to Rs 36 Per Kg

India’s sugar sector is heading towards a major cane payment crisis as ex-factory...

National
Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming

Rural Voice Awards Honour Leaders Transforming Indian Agriculture Through Science, Innovation and Sustainable Farming

The Rural Voice Agriculture Awards 2025 honoured Dr. A.K. Singh for path-breaking...

National
Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Self-Reliant Agriculture Hinges on Stronger Research Investment- Experts at the Rural Voice Conclave

Experts at the Rural Voice Agriculture Conclave & Awards 2025 stressed that India...

Opinion
Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

Farmer Income Trails Growth in Agricultural Output

The GDP and GVA data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) on November...

Opinion
Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are Bearing the Brunt of Consumer-Centric Policies, with Prices of Most Crops Below MSP

Farmers are forced to sell their crops below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for...

National
Cotton Prices Crash Far Below MSP, Duty-Free Imports Hit Farmers Hard

Cotton Prices Crash Far Below MSP, Duty-Free Imports Hit Farmers Hard

The price of cotton in the markets of Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana is hovering...

National
Booster for Agri Sector: GST Reduction on Tractors, Farm Machinery and Inputs

Booster for Agri Sector: GST Reduction on Tractors, Farm Machinery and Inputs

Under the approval of the new rates in the GST Council meeting, there has been a...

National
Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

Govt Extends Duty-Free Cotton Import till Dec 31, Farmers’ Interests at Stake

The central government had earlier allowed duty-free import of cotton only till...

National
India’s Cotton Imports May Hit Record 40 Lakh Bales This Year

India’s Cotton Imports May Hit Record 40 Lakh Bales This Year

India, once a major cotton exporter, is set to import a record 40 lakh bales this...

National
Urea import price reaches $530, shortage increases due to domestic stock being 49 lakh tonnes less than last year

Urea import price reaches $530, shortage increases due to domestic stock being 49 lakh tonnes less than last year

According to the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, on August 1, 2025, the stock...

National
Government Removes Cotton Import Duty Ahead of New Harvest, A Shock for Farmers

Government Removes Cotton Import Duty Ahead of New Harvest, A Shock for Farmers

India has abolished cotton import duty from August 19 to September 30, 2025, ahead...

International
Agri Exports Grew 5.8 Percent in First Quarter, Trump Tariff may be a Hurdle for this Growth Momentum

Agri Exports Grew 5.8 Percent in First Quarter, Trump Tariff may be a Hurdle for this Growth Momentum

Positive news is coming on agricultural exports. India's agricultural exports have...

International
Who Benefits from the India-UK FTA? Long-standing Issue of Basmati Exports Remains Unresolved

Who Benefits from the India-UK FTA? Long-standing Issue of Basmati Exports Remains Unresolved

The UK continues to impose an import duty of £155 per tonne on white Basmati rice...

Opinion
How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

How a Six-Year Low Inflation Rate Is Hurting Indian Farmers

The strategy of reducing food inflation through cheap imports is turning out to...