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Paddy stubble burning incidents dip by 83% this year so far
IARI incidents of stubble farming will be fewer this year owing to the increased awareness among farmers and use of decomposers.
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Government revises date for paddy procurement to October 3
Kharif crops, paddy and millet were supposed to be procured from October 1, but due to heavy rains and moisture content they were postponed
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Centre to announce new cooperative policy soon
Earlier a policy was brought in 2002 by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and now the Modi government will start working on a new policy
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Piyush Goyal says WTO agreement on agriculture tilted against developing countries
Piyush Goyal said G-33 must work for positive results on a permanent solution that caters to public stockholding for food security purposes.
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Kharif crop production to cross 150 million tonnes this year
Around September 15, the first estimate of the country's overall Kharif foodgrain production will be released
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Need a reset in MSP policy
Govt must procure just as much as it needs to meet requirements of consumers entitled to rationed grains plus a buffer for contingencies like Covid-19
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MSPs hiked again — time to address elephant in the room?
One of the key issues with MSPs is that they distort production decisions as many farmers grow wheat because of the assured returns on its cultivation
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Average debt of agricultural households Increases by 60%
According to the survey, the number of agricultural households in the country was estimated to be Rs 9.3 crore
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Agriculture should remain top priority
Even after the pandemic is gone, agriculture should remain a focus area of the government
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Fertiliser volume expected to be marginally down in FY22
The Icra report said that the fertiliser production volumes remained stable in four months of FY22, whereas imports have declined by 16%
