The food ministry has directed top officials at its public-sector companies, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) and Food Corporation of India (FCI), to come up with a strategy for raising ₹ 29,000 crore via asset monetisation in the next three years. This initiative is part of the...
The Mango season has begun in Maharashtra, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, mango farmers and resellers from five coastal districts that includes Thane, Raigad, Greater Bombay, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg. have chosen a new marketing strategy. Instead of selling in large Agricultural...
According to the National Federation of Cooperative Sugar Factories, many mills and farmers are opting for mechanised harvesting and are purchasing large numbers of sugarcane harvesters. Sugarcane cutters from Maharashtra’s Marathwada region who migrate to the sugar belt during the...
Agriculture Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar informed Parliament on Tuesday that the government has no plans to increase the funds allocated under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. PM-KISAN is a central Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme that provides ₹ 6,000...
The total value of agri-commodity imports in 2019-20 was $19.91 billion, with vegetable oils accounting for the lion’s share (48 per cent). Due to the political unrest in Myanmar, imports of urad dal (black gramm) into the country may be hampered this year. However, rather than...
