In response to center’s reluctunt to buy rice from Telangana state, the KCR government asked its farmers to abandon paddy growing. It is now the turn of Andhra Pradesh to ask its farmers to stop cultivating paddy during the rabi season and go for the millets as an alternative crops...
The Centre is in the process of finalising guidelines for the use of drones to apply fertiliser to crops. India expects to follow in the footsteps of Israel and Europe in adopting this new method, which has the potential to reduce consumption, save money on subsidies, and improve soil...
During the first two months of the Kharif harvesting season, average mandi prices in leading producing States were 2 to 34% lower than their respective minimum support prices (MSPs) in at least ten crops. According to data from the Agmarknet portal, only cotton and soyabean prices...
According to statistical data presented to Parliament by the agriculture ministry, almost ₹374.78 crore is due for reprocessing after failed transactions happened under the central initiative PM-KISAN since its introduction in 2019. When the Pradhan Mantri Samman Nidhi Yojana (PM-KISAN)...
On Friday, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar stated that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for crops would be maintained and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has formed a committee to improve the mechanism’s effectiveness and transparency. When asked about the...
