Tag: MSP

States
MSP for milk hiked in Himachal budget

MSP for milk hiked in Himachal budget

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented the annual Budget...

National
Roadmap to increase pulse production ready, India to be self-sufficient by 2027: Agri Minister

Roadmap to increase pulse production ready, India to be self-sufficient by 2027: Agri Minister

Union Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda and Union Food and Commerce Minister Piyush...

National
Tight security in Delhi for farmers' Delhi Chalo March

Tight security in Delhi for farmers' Delhi Chalo March

Amid palpable tension ahead of farmers' 'Delhi Chalo March' on February 13, prohibitory...

National
20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march

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...

National
Govt procures over 650 LT kharif paddy, maximum procurement in Punjab and Chhattisgarh

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)...

National
Masur output may hit new record at 16 lakh tonne this rabi season

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...

National
Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief

Need to promote industrial use of agriculture: CACP chief

Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission (CACP) Chairman Prof. Vijay Pal Sharma...

Opinion
Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

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...

Rural Dialogue
Need to boost three key pillars of agri sector; farmers' bodies must press for MSP

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...

National
Decision on MSP only after report of panel set up after farmers' stir on bills

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...

Opinion
Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP

Votes of paddy and wheat farmers fail the mathematics of MSP

The competition between Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win the elections...

National
Farmer members of MSP panel seek reserve price for crops with legal guarantee, statutory status to CACP

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...

National
Wheat price up by Rs 300 a quintal since stock limit order

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...

Ground Report
Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

Brainstorming meet on agri, rural prosperity by Rural Voice, Socratus Foundation

To promote participation of farmers and villagers in framing policies on agriculture...

Opinion
Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

Inaction of developing countries on agricultural subsidy in WTO and its implications

The protagonists of the developing countries as the proposed amendments, and more...

National
Record wheat output, but procurement 262 lakh tonnes; Central Pool June opening stock close to last year's

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...