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...
Over 200 farmer producer organizations (FPOs) have received credit guarantees worth ₹ 67.91 crores from the government in the last seven years, Parliament was informed on Friday. Also Read: Agri start-up to help over 3,000 FPOs to empower around 15 lakh farmers The government established...
According to Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Venkata Subramanian, the removal of the three agriculture laws will have no impact on the overall reform process. Also Read: Indian agri industry lack of competitiveness but prepared for major growth-CEA ‘We must acknowledge that...
