Wrongly weather predictions put Kodagu, and Chikkamagaluru coffee producers at risk. The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) ‘sadly’ erroneous weather forecast has put coffee producers in Karnataka in peril. Coffee growers in Karnataka prepared for rainfall on June 1...
The angry farmer from Bidar district bets Union Minister to win the next general election. In the 4.02-minute audio clip, the farmer is heard asking the Union Minister to send him more fertilizer because farmers in Aurad taluk of the Bidar district have been running out of stock. A...
Does MSP (Minimum Support Price) benefit farmers? In 2014-2015, the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for tur (pigeon pea) was ₹ 4,350 per quintal. In 2021-22, it will be ₹ 6,300 per quintal. But farmers don’t sell to government procurement agencies in Latur city, which has hundreds of...
‘Krishi Plus,’ connects farmers with Agri experts to help farmers go scientific farming. Krishi Network is an app-based community platform that connects farmers with agricultural experts, merchants, buyers, and financial services. Its co-founder Ashish Mishra said that it has...
UAE stopped all exports, and re-exports of wheat, and wheat flour from India for four months. The UAE has stopped all exports and re-exports of wheat and wheat flour from India for four months. This was announced on Wednesday by the Gulf country’s ministry of economy. India banned...
