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Punjab: Amidst farmer protests, Centre makes an all-time high purchase of rice and cotton at MSP
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which is governed by the Union Ministry of Textiles, has reportedly purchased 85% of kapas (raw cotton) marketed for the month of December in Punjab.
Karnataka: Reliance Retail to buy 100 quintals of rice from farmers at prices higher than MSP
Reliance Retail has struck a deal with Swasthya Farmers Producing
Company (SFPC), which has 1100 registered paddy farmers.
Vietnam to buy 70,000 tonnes of rice from India after decades. Here is why
If such trends continue, countries which traditionally import rice from Thailand and Vietnam might eventually turn towards India.
Chhattisgarh CM writes to PM, demands procurement of Paddy above limit: Read exclusive details about how he is wrong
Raju Das -
Under the MOU with states on crop procurement, if states declare bonus above MSP, central pool procurement will be limited
Despite baseless allegations about ‘abolishment of MSP’, govt continues purchase of crops, 49% of total paddy purchase made from Punjab alone
Paddy procurement under MSP during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 went up by more than 25% compared to the last year
As China edges towards a food crisis, it looks at India to feed its citizens
Chinese President XI Jinping had launched Operation Empty Plate in the country in August to prevent wastage of food.
The truth about ‘plastic rice’ being sold in the markets
There have also been reports about plastic sugar and plastic eggs
