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Giving MSP on all crops not practical: Agricultural economist SS Johl
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amidst the ongoing agitation by farmers demanding legal recognition of Minimum Support Price and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report including on pricing mechanism, prominent agricultural economist Dr Sardara Singh Johl has said that giving MSP on all crops "is not practical"
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurates three-day 'Regional Fruit, Vegetable and
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"For those interested in the regional crops and to contribute to the development of the state, Uttar Pradesh is a state of possibilities for them. 16% of India's total population lives in Uttar Pradesh, whereas it has only 11% of the country's agricultural land and in that 11% we contribute
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Even as Rahul Gandhi promises MSP for all crops, Congress note of 2010 rej
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Former Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, KV Thomas informed the Rajya Sabha that the recommendation was not accepted by the government because "MSP is recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) based on objective criteria and considering
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SAD appeals to Centre to fulfil demand of farmers, asks AAP to stop “doubl
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In post on X, the SAD chief also appealed to Aam Adami Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to give MSP on 17 crops including wheat and paddy as promised by them to farmers earlier.
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Study identifies nematode species that protect crops without pesticides
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers have identified a microscopic worm species that infects and kills insects.
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"Any move to discontinue MSP will jeopardise food security of country": Pu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid talks to end the farmer protest, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that any attempt being made to withdraw the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops will jeopardise the food security of the country.
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Study finds nematode species that protect crops without pesticides
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Researchers identified a microscopic worm species that infects and kills insects.
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Government has made complete arrangements to buy mustard at MSP, says Unio
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda on Wednesday informed that the government has made complete arrangements to buy mustard at MSP.
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World's First Commercial Fogponics Based Agri-Tech Startup GoPurple Raises
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 19: GoPurple (formerly Purple Farms), an Ahmedabad based Agri-tech startup has secured $180,000 in pre-seed funding. These funds will be critical in launching their flagship indoor Fogponics farm and R&D centre in Ahmedabad to further advance their indoor farmi
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UP: Retired secretary of cooperative society shot dead in Bareilly distric
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The incident occurred within the limits of Bhamora police station when the deceased, identified as Brahmapal Singh (70), went to check his crops and was shot by the perpetrators.
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Punjab CM Mann sends proposal on MSP for kharif crops to Centre
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sent a proposal to the centre for the determination of the minimum support price(MSP) for 25 kharif crops for the 2024 season in the state. The proposal stated, "The demand for payment of paddy price for the next season is Rs.3284".
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Temperature drops below freezing point, a layer of Ice spotted in fields o
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The severe cold affected the lives of people in the city of Sikar. Today, the mercury reached below the freezing point in the Fatehpur district of Rajasthan. According to the information received from Fatehpur Agricultural Research Centre, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 1.7 d
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