Tag: kharif
UP achieves record paddy procurement under Kharif season 2024-25
Under the Kharif procurement season for 2024-25, agencies have procured over 7.28 lakh metric tons of paddy. The UP government has claimed it as an…
Insufficient rainfall in many parts of India could hit kharif crop sowing
The delay in monsoon progress is likely to affect sowing of paddy and soybean this harvesting season as key producing areas of these major kharif…
Maharashtra govt advises farmers to hold back kharif sowing
The Maharashtra government has advised farmers to hold back sowing of kharif crops till the state gets sufficient rainfall. Maharashtra is the top producer of…
kharif crop msp: India’s cabinet raises MSP for summer-sown crops including cotton
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved an increased Minimum Support Price (MSP) for Kharif crops for marketing season 2023-24. This move is to ensure remunerative…
Govt removes 40 pc procurement ceiling for tur, urad, masur under PSS to boost domestic production
The Centre on Tuesday said it has removed the procurement ceiling of 40 per cent on three pulses — tur, urad and masur — under…
wheat procurement: Centre buys 262 lakh tonne wheat so far this year from farmers at MSP; total payout at Rs 47,000 crore
The Centre has purchased 262 lakh tonnes of wheat so far this year at minimum support price (MSP) and paid about Rs 47,000 crore to…
Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: Govt
Payments worth Rs 159,659.59 crore have been made to as many as 1.12 crore farmers by the centre for having procured paddy at Minimum Support…
india potash limited: Centre allows import of urea through India Potash till March 2024
The centre has allowed the import of urea through India Potash Limited for another year until March 2024, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said…
Nafed to begin onion procurement from 3 mandis in Gujarat from Thursday
Cooperative Nafed will start procurement of kharif onion in Gujarat from Thursday from three mandis to provide relief to farmers, as prices have crashed in…
Rice exporters see surge in demand from global buyers
After a lull of three months since the imposition of 20% export duty on rice, India‘s rice exporters are witnessing a surge in demand from…