21 lakh farmers who were selected for the PM Kisan scheme in UP were found ineligible. An investigation found that 21 lakh farmers who had been selected in Uttar Pradesh for the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme were not qualified for the programme, according to the state...
Karnataka should announce MSP for rubber plantation farmers: Campco The Central Arecanut and Cocoa Marketing and Processing Cooperative (Campco) Ltd has asked the government of Karnataka to set and announce a minimum support price (MSP) for rubber plantation farmers in the state. In a...
Plant protein, export is an opportunity for Indian farmers to increase their income: PBFIA According to Sanjay Sethi, Executive Director of the Plant Based Foods Industry Association (PBFIA), plant protein isolates and concentrates represent an opportunity for Indian farmers to increase...
Growers are now in tears as onion prices have dropped to a five-year low. This has led to growers’ organisations such as the Shetkari Sanghatana urging the Centre to refrain from intervening in the market by imposing stock restrictions, minimum export prices, or prohibiting...
SBP demands Govt to permit exporting onion and tomatoes to Pakistan. Shetkari Sanghatana’s political wing, Swatantra Bharat Party (SBP), has asked the union government to let them export onions and tomatoes to Pakistan. This is because crops were damaged by recent floods in...
