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Kharif sowing at record high, says Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Farmers planted Kharif crops on 10 lakh acres more compared to the previous record of 1,085 lakh hectares and the figure is about 28 lakh hectare more than the normal sowing of 1,067 hectares, Agriculture Secretary Sanjay Agarwal said on Wednesday.
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Rahul Gandhi doesn't even know when different crops are sown, harvested: N
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): Claiming that the "upper storey" of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is empty, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that Rahul wouldn't even know the difference between different crops and when they are sown and harvested.
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Every single grain of farmers will be procured at MSP: Haryana Minister
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], October 5 (ANI): Haryana Co-operation Minister Dr Banwari Lal on Monday said that adequate arrangements have been made to ensure that both farmers and arhatiyas do not face any problem in the sale and purchase of crops.
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Agricultural GVA growth of 3 pc likely in Q2 FY21: ICRA
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 2 (ANI): The harvest of most crops is expected to be bountiful with above-average monsoon rainfall on a pan-India basis with growth of gross value added (GVA) at basic prices in agriculture, forestry and fishing to print at 3 per cent in the second quarter of curren
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MSP system to will stay, Congress trying to mislead people: Rajnath Singh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 2 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that Congress and some other parties were trying to create misconceptions regarding the farm laws and asserted that MSP system will stay and the government will increase Minimum Support Price of crops from
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Changing agriculture trend in J-K's Rajouri: Farmers engage in walnut farm
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 1 (ANI): Farmers residing in far-flung hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, who are solely dependent on agriculture to earn their livelihood are now changing the trend of farming by adapting walnut farming on a large scale.
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MSP for Khariff crops to be announced on October 1: Andhra CM
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said that the minimum support price (MSP) of the crops will be announced on October 1 and the list should be displayed at all Rythu Bharosa Kendras (RBKs) by October 5.
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Govt continues to procure Kharif crops as per existing MSP schemes: Minist
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): The Kharif marketing season 2020-21 has just begun and the government continues to procure Kharif crops at MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP schemes as done in previous seasons, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Tuesday.
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SAD decides to pull out of NDA over agriculture bills
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], September 26 (ANI): Days after quitting the union cabinet, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has now decided to pull out of the BJP-led NDA alliance over "Centre's stubborn refusal to give statutory legislative guarantees to protect assured marketing of farmers crops on MSP".
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Maharashtra govt asks officials to conduct panchanamas of damaged Kharif c
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], September 26 (ANI): Maharashtra Minister of State for Agriculture Dada Bhuse said on Saturday that he has asked officials to conduct a panchanama of Kharif crops damaged by heavy rains.
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Crops washed away as water tank breached in Andhra after heavy rainfall
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Prakasam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): A water tank was breached in the Penchikalapadu village here on Saturday after monsoon rains thundered over the region, drowning standing paddy and chili crops.
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Farm Bills will bring revolutionary changes, provide freedom to farmers: N
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Farm Bills will bring revolutionary changes in the lives of farmers as they can sell their produce to any buyer, get a guarantee of price of their crops, go for crop diversification, use new technology and reduce their input costs, said Agricultu
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