The agriculture ministry has projected the kharif rice production to reach a record 119.93 MT in 2024-25 crop year (July-June), against 113.26 MT in 2023-24 crop year. Written by Sandip Das Close to five months into procurement drive in 2024-25 season (October-September), the government’s paddy purchase in key producing states have crossed 67.91 million tonne […]
Dr. Manoranjan Sharma speaks to us about the health of the rural economy in India, and how MSP is calculated in the country. V. Nivedita The Indian government fixes a Minimum Support Price or MSP for 22 crops – paddy, wheat, several pulses, oilseeds and millets are a part of this list. The objective of […]
At WTO agriculture meet, India maintained that it had complied with its domestic support notification obligations. By Amiti Sen India has “unequivocally” rejected the counter-notification issued earlier this month by five countries at the WTO—US, Australia, Canada, Argentina and Ukraine, targeting India for allegedly under-reporting its market price support for rice and wheat. The country’s […]
Due to late commencement of milling, there is not enough room in government warehouses in Punjab to house the fresh crop as the national granary is already loaded with the last season’s produce. Harpreet Bajwa CHANDIGARH: Punjab is on the crest of a paddy procurement crisis — on a scale not witnessed in at least […]
Nalgonda: Farmers staged a road blockade by parking their paddy-loaded tractors on the Narketpally-Adhanki State Highway at Shettipalem in Vemulapally mandal on Sunday, protesting against rice millers allegedly forming a syndicate and failing to provide the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their paddy. The farmers blocked the highway in front of a rice mill in […]
The central government has fixed an estimated target of 185 lakh tonnes for paddy procurement for the ongoing KMS (kharif marketing season) 2024-25 which will continue till November 30. Press Trust of India New Delhi The Centre has procured 120.67 lakh tonnes of paddy so far from Punjab, or 65 per cent of the estimated […]
2 weeks ago, samples to Arunachal Pradesh found to be of poor quality. Ruchika Khanna / Tribune News Service In a big blow to Punjab, samples of rice grown and sent from the state to Karnataka have been found to be ‘Beyond Rejection Limit’ and thus unfit for human consumption. This is the second case […]
According to the ministry, a total of 90.69 LT of paddy has arrived at mandis across Punjab as of November 2, with 85.41 LT already procured by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and various state agencies. Written by FE Online In the ongoing 2024-25 Kharif marketing season, Punjab has procured an impressive 85.41 lakh […]
The process will roll out in phases, beginning in western Uttar Pradesh and extending to the eastern districts later in the month, according to an official statement Press Trust of India Lucknow The Uttar Pradesh government will commence paddy procurement across the state starting October 1 and payments to farmers will be processed within 48 […]
