The seizing of a large quantity of sodium carbonate from the Mundiyeruma industrial unit in the Idukki district of Kerala on Friday revealed the possibility of colouring the cardamom with chemicals. The colouring chemical is believed to have been distributed in the district to cardamom...
In the ongoing kharif marketing season at Minimum Support Price (MSP), paddy procurement has so far risen by 22.5% to 368.7 lakh tonnes, worth at ₹ 69,612 crore. The government continues to purchase Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP (minimum support price) from farmers in the ongoing Kharif...
In talks on farm reform laws, the government blamed the farmers for the current stalemate, but clearly stated that it was in no mood to revoke the laws as demanded by that of the farmers rallying on Delhi borders. Union Minister of Agriculture Narendra Singh Tomar and Minister of Commerce...
In debt from Sammunati, RBL Bank and Innoven Capital, Agri supply chain start-up WayCool Foods has raised USD 7.8 million (about Rs 57 crore). This follows the earlier USD 5.5 million debt financing round guaranteed and sponsored by IndusInd Bank by the United States International...
Dr. Varinderpal Singh said that when farmers were on the highways, his ‘conscience did not allow him to accept the award. A senior agricultural scientist at the Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) denied to accept the award from the Union Minister, standing in solidarity with...
