The Kerala Dairy Farmers’ Association has announced a strike on May 16, demanding that the price for milk procurement be increased to ₹70 per litre. Currently, farmers receive only ₹43 per litre from cooperative societies, while the cost of producing milk has risen to ₹65. This price gap...
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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved an increase of ₹15 per quintal in the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of sugarcane, raising it to ₹355 per quintal for the upcoming sugar season starting in October 2025. The current FRP for the 2024-25 season is ₹340 per...
For time immemorial, agriculture has been the backbone India’s economy, with more than half the population depending on it for their daily sustenance. Despite its importance, farming continues to be one of the toughest occupations. Farmers are in a constant battle against erratic weather...
eNAM Integration Helping Farmers Get Better Prices: BITS Goa Professor The integration of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) mandis with the National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is helping farmers receive better prices for their produce, says R. Leshma Manogna, Assistant...
BKS Opposes GM Crops, Criticizes NITI Aayog Member’s Support The Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS), an affiliate of the RSS, has strongly opposed any promotion of genetically modified (GM) crops, reacting to recent comments by NITI Aayog Member Ramesh Chand supporting GM technology. BKS has...