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​​ "At least 11,635 stockholders have registered declaring 3097694.42 tonne of stock of pulses on the official portal of Department of Consumer Affairs as on September 20, 2021," the ministry said in a statement. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3AXApOD

Sugar exports surpassed 5 million tonne mark in early August with Indonesia being the biggest buyer. The report added that the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) increased to Rs 290 per quintal for sugar season 2022. However, the issues of the MSP and cane arrears continue to be important. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3mhLW5k

Unprecedented rainfall in Marathwada has submerged the soya bean crop. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted formation of Cyclone Shaheen along the Gujarat coast in the next 48 hours, which would continue to pour water along the western coast. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3CZ7ES9

The sharp fall in prices has angered farmers across Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. Some farmers have started sharing soyabean price trends on social media. The industry has claimed that it was not the farmers but the stockists and the hoarders who had benefitted from the high rates. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3zWNTZK

The new crop varieties were dedicated to the nation through a video conference organised at all ICAR institutes, state and central agricultural universities and Krishi Vighyan Kendra. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3AN2Aj9

To date, India’s investments in agriculture has not led to sustained increase in farmer incomes. To remedy this problem, GoI is committed to developing a strategy to double farmers’ income. These public incentives also need to be better designed to reduce the sector’s impact on climate. In 2016, agriculture represented 14% of the country’s emissions. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3ibd1Ws

Patanjali MD Balkrishna stated that Patanjali will work with Industries and Commerce Department to promote medicinal plantation in Assam and buy back from farmers for their products manufactured in Sonitpur and Haridwar. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3lTtZtu

"UP govt has decided to increase MSP for sugarcane from Rs 325/quintal to Rs 350/quintal. This'll provide 8% additional income to farmers...We've intensified the process of withdrawing cases lodged against farmers," said CM Yogi Adityanath. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3zHZfR7

Amit Shah described the role of IFFCO in making the Green Revolution successful in the country and praised the world's first nano liquid urea manufactured by IFFCO. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/39AtRcG

The agriculture ministry projects a good crop in the first advance estimates for the kharif season at over 150 million tonnes. Along with that, the government had also earlier increased the minimum support price (MSP) of all kharif crops by 1-5 per cent with tur, urad, groundnut, jowar and bajra getting the upper end of these new prices. The normal monsoons will also aid the farmers. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2ZvqKkr

Tomar said that Madhya Pradesh will emerge as a "model state" in the country in the agriculture sector by working on a mission mode. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Zu46Jh

"Digital Saathi will provide digitally enabled agriculture advisory services and enhanced market access to smallholder farmers based in 5 districts of Karnataka including Davangere, Bellary, Haveri, Chitradurga and Shimoga," said Cargill in a statement. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3nZgsmM

A slower pace of sales by India, which is estimated to have almost 9 million tons in reserves next month, may heat up the global market again. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3i2a62b

Wingsure will provide deep-tech-based personalized crop insurance products and advisory services to small, underserved farmers in the state. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3zvaVXo

The exports of products under the ambit of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) were $7.9 billion in the first five months of the fiscal as against $6.4 billion a year ago, the commerce and industry ministry said in a statement. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3tWs8b3

Sowing of kharif (summer) crops like paddy begins with the onset of the Southwest monsoon from June, while harvesting in most of the parts commences from October. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3tYliS7

Orchard owners have asked the Centre to implement the Kashmir formula in Himachal as well to cushion cultivators from a price shock. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3u1q8hM

Farmers growing the commodity-grade corn, soy and other grains that fuel both livestock and packaged-food factories are already spending more than normal on seeds, labor, transportation and equipment. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hRECMg

Tomar said the United Nations (UN) has accepted India's proposal and declared 2023 as international year of millets and urged the G-20 nations to support the celebration of the millet year to promote nutrition and sustainable agriculture. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3zpFmxQ

"There is a need to rethink and adapt agricultural research and development, along with increasing investment in scientific research to achieve adequate and nutritious food along with environmental sustainability," Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hL7fuu

While felicitating 71 farmers from Mathura, the former Union minister also said sugarcane-growers were paid Rs 1.43 lakh crore in Uttar Pradesh. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2XCWW4D

According to Consumer Affairs Ministry, the wholesale price of palm oil fell 2.50 per cent to Rs 12,349 per tonne as on September 14 from Rs 12,666 per tonne a week ago. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3zmKz9I

With the project, Modi is seeking to usher in long-due reforms to make over a farm sector that employs almost half of the nation’s 1.3 billion people and contributes about a fifth of Asia’s third-biggest economy. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3lwdeV9

Saffron is grown in four districts in Jammu and Kashmir– Pulwama, Budgam, Srinagar and Kishtwar. Among them, Pulwama district’s Pampore has earned the title of Kashmir’s “saffron town” for growing the best quality saffron. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3nCKvjU

FAIFA comprises farmers and farm workers of commercial crops across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat . The farmers' body feels that the agriculture-friendly steps by the government will give added impetus to the pace of major farm sector reforms in the country and help in increasing farm income. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2Z4fhbl

“As the Covid-19 cases decline and the pace of vaccination gathers momentum, we are broadly expecting a two-fold increase in the disbursement of loans this season,” said Sandeep Sabharwal, group CEO of Sohan Lal Commodity Management Pvt Ltd (SLCM), a leading agriculture logistics and finance group. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3CcRBzF

The decision comes amid uncertainty about the size, quality and time of arrival of the standing kharif crop due to erratic weather. Also, trade houses were concerned about the shortage of containers and vessels, which has increased the sailing time of cargo. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3zd1DPi

"The area planted under sugar cane for the 2021-22 sugar season has increased to 12.32 lakh hectare, while the per hectare production of sugarcane is expected to be 97 tonnes. We expect that 193 sugar mills will be operational next season, which will crush 1096 lakh tonne sugarcane," said a release issued by the government. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3tJOa0r

Representatives of crop insurance companies need to personally visit the farms and assess the damages, and based on their report, the farmers will get the insurance amount, officials said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3A6Mdxp

The government on Friday extended the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme to dairy products and increasing the rates of assistance under the scheme. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3nsN3kR

Enhanced assistance under the revised scheme is expected to help Indian exporters of agricultural products to meet rising freight and logistics costs, the statement said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hk1iUY

The biggest difference in area estimation of the government and Sopa is in Rajasthan where the government estimate of 55.8 lakh hectare is higher by close to 4.77 lakh hectare. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3DZVzO5

Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh are major Kharif onion-producing states, contributing over 75 per cent of total Kharif production. Fluctuating monsoon is expected to pose challenges in transplanting the crop in Maharashtra, which accounts for 35 per cent of the total Kharif onion produced in the country, according to the report. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3hhVqvq

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said that a close watch is kept on day-to-day basis on production, imports and prices of edible oils. Furthermore, appropriate measures are taken to keep a check on the prices of edible oil, it added. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3l5vkNr

Rains are now helping oilseed crops like soyabean and groundnut, pulses, paddy, bajra, maize and cotton, Agricultural experts said. But if the rains are excessive and continue till the end of September, then it will damage crops, sending their prices up. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/38SgOCZ

While the kharif season began on a good note with timely monsoon and good sowing, patchy rains in July and August in certain parts of the country slowed down the pace of sowing. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3C8SFF1

The new MSP of masur is Rs 5500/quintal. Mustard is one of the important rabi crops among the oilseeds produced in the country. Mustard oil prices are ruling at record high levels for a year now due to supply shortages. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3nhmizx

Demand for vegetables is yet not fully recovered to pre-Covid levels, while exports are also low due to high air freight. However, with forecasts of above normal rainfall in September, prices may edge up towards the end of September if rains damage the standing crop. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3yXe2XE

Lentil prices in India are at record high levels, ruling at Rs 80/kg for whole lentil in wholesale trade and above Rs 100/kg for pulses sold in retail. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3n7HsQv

ICRA expects Government of India to alleviate the stress on the industry through increase in the subsidy rates under the NBS scheme over the course of one month to ensure adequate availability for the upcoming rabi season from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3l1XHw0

Cluster-based approach in agri produce marketing and exports will help bring cost of production down without affecting quality, the minister said. Rubber and niche products from different states have a huge potential, he said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3l2xVYk

In a statement, the food ministry said the Centre has purchased 889.62 lakh tonnes of paddy till September 5 in the ongoing 2020-21 Kharif Marketing Season (KMS). from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3DUMZQn

"Sugarcane crop by and large is good this year. We are expecting diversion of more cane for ethanol making and as a result sugar production will be slightly lower at 30.5 million tonne during 2021-22 season," Joint Secretary in the Food Ministry Subodh Kumar Singh said. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3n834MW

The schemes are part of the AtmaNirbhar program announced during the Budget session held in February this year. A total amount of Rs 120 crores – Rs 60 crore for each scheme - has been allocated to the two concerned departments of Agriculture and Horticulture. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3gZzsgI

Although less rainfall was received in August, regions that saw good rainfall up to July they were getting isolated rainfall everyday — though not of very large amounts. Therefore, I do not think there would be much impact on agriculture. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3kN6Gkr

Farmers have formed FPOs since the early 2000s. Though interest promoting FPOs is high among philanthropic actors, corporations, and the government, there are still significant barriers to entry for many, including limited financing opportunities and the time required to become self-sufficient. In 2014, the Indian government began a renewed push to promote FPOs. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3n68ZlF

A critical part of the Hub is TCI’s database for Indian FPOs, a new platform that brings together information on thousands of FPOs to facilitate research on small-farm aggregation models. TCI’s database is the only centralized source of data on Indian FPOs currently available. Through the interactive web-based dashboard, researchers can access a wealth of data on FPOs, such as crops produced, founding years, and sponsoring agencies. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2WLAFBp

India’s palm oil industry is now gearing up to position palm oil as a healthy option for consumers. from Agriculture-Economy-News-Economic Times https://ift.tt/3gPFjVO