Why is National Farmers Day observed every year on December 23 in India? To mark the birth anniversary of the fifth Prime Minister, Choudhary Charan Singh, India celebrates National Farmers Day, or Kisan Divas every year on December 23. Choudhary Charan Singh, known as the farmer’s...
Approximately 10 lakh tribal families got MSP worth Rs 4,000 crore across 21 States for the first time after the implementation of the minimum support price (MSP) for minor forest produce (MFP). During successive lockdowns, the Center’s MSP for MFP initiative, which was initiated by...
On Monday, Union minister for Agriculture Shri N. S. Tomar said the center is focusing on farm mechanisation and urged the companies to supply small farm machinery and equipment to the farmers with less ownership of land to enhance their farm income. The Minister was speaking at the...
The Shetkari Sanghatan (SS), the farmers’ organisation founded by the late Sharad Joshi, said the Centre should not revoke the laws on agri-reform, but should make adjustments in line with the farmers’ demands. SS President Anil Ghanwat said that before adopting them, the...
Talasani Srinivas Yadav, Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Farming, said on Saturday that the numerous improvement programmes in Telangana have led to an increase in the population of livestock, thereby helping the raise dairy farmers’ incomes in the state. In all...
