Business of Agriculture

Maharashtra sugar mills owe Rs 593 crore to farmers

16 August 2018

Sugar mills in Maharashtra, which has seen a glut in production, owe Rs 593 crore to farmers, an official said today. The state government is making efforts to persuade the sugar mills to clear the dues of farmers, he said.
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Swaminathan panel report being implemented: Agriculture minister

14 August 2018

The government is implementing the Swaminathan Commission report for improving living standards of farmers and upliftment of farm sector, said agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh.
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Tea plantations express concern over three-day strike called by trade unions

13 August 2018

The Consultative Committee of Plantations Association (CCPA) on Thursday expressed concern on the three-day strike from August 7 in West Bengal tea gardens
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Meagre payments, reluctant states mar Modi's flagship crop insurance scheme

12 August 2018

Leeladhar Singh, a farmer from Madhya Pradesh’s Hoshangabad district, is losing patience. Since 2016, whenever he applies for crop loan, the bank deducts a part of the amount as premium for the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yoja na
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Why farmers are abandoning totapuri mango

11 August 2018

Mango cultivators of Chittoor in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalseema region have been badly affected this season. The prices of the king of fruits have crashed in the district, which along with the bordering areas of Nellore and Kadapa
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Consult us on linking agriculture with MGNREGA: Farmers write to PM

05 August 2018

In the backdrop of NITI Aayog’s consultation with a high-powered committee of chief ministers on using MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) funds to reduce agricultural input cost
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DowDuPont "defers" field trials to seek sale of GM corn seed in India

04 August 2018

DowDuPont Inc has told India it is putting off trials needed for approval to sell a genetically modified variety of corn, taking a cue from U.S. rival Monsanto that has also pulled a similar application
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Basmati rice millers in India offer higher price to farmers to cut use of chemicals

03 August 2018

Amid tightening food safety regulations overseas, rice millers are offering cash incentives to Basmati growers in a bid to wean them away from using pesticides.
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How the Modi government is shaping the future of farming and farmers

02 August 2018

Under then agriculture minister Rajnath Singh, in 2004 for the first time in the history of independent as well as colonial India, a National Commission on Farmers (NCF) was set up by the Government of India
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Fruits, vegetables paid better returns, cereals less profitable during FY12-16 period

01 August 2018

Growing fruits and vegetables fetched better returns to farmers as the value of production of these items continued to grow over five years to 2015-16
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