Over 830 lakh tonnes of paddy procured at MSP, 1.22 crore farmers benefitted: Food Ministry
Payments worth Rs 171,000 crore have so far been transferred directly into the accounts of the farmers.
Payments worth Rs 171,000 crore have so far been transferred directly into the accounts of the farmers.
Data revealed Punjab has been the top beneficiary state in procurement and Uttar Pradesh in distribution of wheat and Tamil Nadu in terms of Rice for most of the years
Punjab farmers are selling their Basmati and Parmal rice to private buyers in Haryana at much higher prices compared to mandi prices
A Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board official said that procurement through e-NAM portal would impose a levy of 6.5% on arhtiyas.
Centre said that due to higher prices, poultry and animal husbandry industries are affected, and that's why export of broken rice is banned
Centre refuted claims of Telangana minister that GoI is delaying procurement of paddy from the state
PM Modi announced that all rice distributed under different schemes would be 100% fortified by 2024.
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…
Reliance Retail has struck a deal with Swasthya Farmers Producing Company (SFPC), which has 1100 registered paddy farmers.
If such trends continue, countries which traditionally import rice from Thailand and Vietnam might eventually turn towards India.