Guaranteed MSP is an ethical imperative
The perennial issue of fair pricing of farm produce reigns supreme, now coupled with calls for legal assurances of Minimum…
Centre aims seven-fold jump in wheat procurement from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar this year
Amid the heat of the ongoing Lok Sabha electioneering, the Centre has announced plans to significantly increase wheat purchase from…
Onion traders cry foul over underpriced exports to UAE
Amid an extended ban on onion exports, farmers and traders are miffed that some shipments allowed by the government to…
Innovations in traditional methods revolutionising farming in Rajasthan’s parched Shekhawati
Neat rows of vegetable and fruit plants in a portion of the 4.50-hectare agricultural land, a 3.3-KV solar power panel…
India’s FY24 pulses imports hit 6-year high as red lentil purchases jump
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA India’s pulses imports in fiscal 2024 surged 84% year-on-year…
Govt. should announce legally backed minimum procurement price for food crops, says Prakash Kammaradi
Prakash Kammaradi, Agriculture Economist, at a press conference in Mangaluru on Saturday, April 20. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH The…
Govt. should announce legally backed minimum procurement price for food crops, says Prakash Kammaradi
Prakash Kammaradi, Agriculture Economist, at a press conference in Mangaluru on Saturday, April 20. | Photo Credit: H.S. MANJUNATH The…
Centre allows 99.5k tons of onion exports to 6 neighbouring nations
On December 8, 2023, the government put a domestic ban on the export of onions. | Photo Credit: ANI The…
Centre lifts onion export ban, but conditions apply
Global onion prices had surged in recent months after major suppliers, including India, Pakistan, and Egypt, banned exports. File | Photo…
Election Commission nod taken before lifting ban on onion exports: Govt sources
The decision to lift the ban on exports of onion was on the recommendation of the Department of Consumer Affairs,…