Tag: MSP
Cropfit — An app of the farmers, for the farmers, by the farmers; bidding below MSP not possible
While other apps mainly focus on the traders and how they can benefit them and the...
Lift export ban on wheat, other agri items: Farmers' bodies ask Govt
They conveyed their demand to the Finance Ministry during a customary consultation...
Gujarat polls: BJP wooing farmers to raise tally
In the run-up to next month's assembly elections in Gujarat, the BJP has intensified...
Fight for MSP will be extended to every village: VM Singh
In his first presidential statement in the meeting of the MSP Guarantee National...
Stubble trouble: Politics overtakes economics
Stubble burning begins around October and peaks in November, coinciding with the...
MSP for Rabi crops up by Rs 100-500; wheat MSP up by Rs 110 per quintal
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra...
No respite on inflation front: Retail inflation goes up by 7.4 per cent led by food inflation at 8.6 per cent
There seems to be no respite on the inflation front. Retail inflation, measured...
Farmers disappointed due to soyabean prices being less than last year, cheap edible oil imports main reason
Farmers are reaching the market to sell their produce after soyabean harvest in...
MSP in India targeted using WTO’s deeply flawed methodology
The flaws are several. The first and the most significant flaw is that the quantum...
Economic self-reliance necessary for agriculture sector and farmer that provide self-reliance of food security to country
The foodgrain production in the country crossed 300mn tonnes last year. This shows...
Committee on MSP and natural farming to hold its first meeting on Aug 22, discuss future strategies
According to the notification issued by Shubha Thakur, Member Secretary of the committee,...
Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool
The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...
AFFI says apple farmers face widespread indebtedness and pauperization, urges govt for a legally guaranteed MSP
Of an average price of Rs 80 per kg that the consumer pays for apples, the farmer...
Much more besides MSP within wide purview of committee; questions raised no sooner than it is formed
The way the SKM does not want to be a part of the committee, the latter may meet...
SKM rejects govt committee on MSP and other issues, won’t nominate representatives
The SKM has rejected outright the committee formed by the Government of India on...
Taxing agricultural implements and then subsidizing them wrong policy: Sompal Shastri
Former Agriculture Minister Sompal Shastri suggested that farmers should come forward...
