Tag: MSP
20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march
The central government had promised to form a committee to find a solution to the...
Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh
The government has procured over 650 lakh tonnes of paddy grown in the kharif (summer-sown)...
Masur output may hit new record at 16 lakh tonne this rabi season
Masur (lentil) production is estimated to touch an all-time high of 16 lakh tonne...
Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief
Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (CACP) Chairman Prof. Vijay Pal Sharma...
Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab
The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...
Need to boost three key pillars of agri sector; farmers' bodies must press for MSP
To boost the growth rate of the agriculture sector, there is a need to strengthen...
Decision on MSP only after report of panel set up after farmers' stir on bills
A committee, set up by the Centre following farmers' protest against three farm...
Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP
The competition between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the elections...
Farmer members of MSP panel seek reserve price for crops with legal guarantee, statutory status to CACP
Legal recognition of the minimum price of crops is being considered in the committee...
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...
Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation
To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...
Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications
The protagonists of the developing countries as the proposed amendments, and more...
Record wheat output, but procurement 262 lakh tonnes; Central Pool June opening stock close to last year's
Within the span of just a week, the central government released two important figures...
Wheat procurement 262 LMT, but far short of target
The progressive procurement of wheat in the current season till May 30 is 262 Lakh...
Nafed buys 19.47 lakh tonnes of gram
Nafed, the nodal agency of the central government, is aggressively procuring gram....
Legal guarantee to MSP - to be or not to be?
Will the BJP government's intention to grant legal guarantee to MSP on farm produce...
