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Siliguri's pineapple farmers cry for help as their fruits has no takers am
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], May 8 (ANI): Despite the harvest season, several vegetable and fruit farmers have been facing losses since the lockdown was imposed. In West Bengal's Siliguri, the pineapple farmers are facing the brunt of the lockdown as their fruits are getting spoiled as th
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RKPVS opposes 'farmer welfare fees' in Rajasthan
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], May 7 (ANI): Rajasthan Khadya Padarth Vyapar Sangh (RKPVS) has strongly opposed the 'farmer welfare fees' on agricultural commodities.
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Maha Dy CM urges Paswan to increase online purchase limit for NAFED to 50,
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 7 (ANI): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has written a letter to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan requesting him to increase the limit for online purchase for National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) in Maharash
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YSRCP govt facilitating sale of liquor but not farm produce: Chandrababu N
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 6 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) National President and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday expressed concern over what he called the Jagan Mohan Reddy government's failure to provide necessary facilities for farmers to sell their p
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Double whammy for Kerala farmers as heavy rains destroy banana plantations
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], May 6 (ANI): Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds that have continued for two days in the region have resulted in extensive damage of banana crop plantations in Wayanad district.
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Andhra CM launches app to monitor agriculture needs of farmers
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 5 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday launched an app 'CMAPP (Comprehensive Monitoring of Agriculture, Price, and Procurement)', a mobile application to monitor the agriculture needs of farmers.
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BJP MP writes to Centre outlining 'irregularities' in procuring paddy in T
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): BJP leader and Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri on Monday wrote to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, regarding alleged 'irregularities' in the procurement of paddy from farmers in Telangana.
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Onion farmers in Nashik face hardships during lockdown, request govt inter
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], May 4 (ANI): Onion farmers from Nashik, the country's biggest onion growing region, are alleging that they are facing financial hardships owing to the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.
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With migrant labourers heading home and mandis closed in Ludhiana, vegetab
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], May 3 (ANI): The farmers of Punjab are facing problems as the migrant labourers have headed home and vegetable markets remain closed amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Betel leaf farmers in Lucknow incurring losses due to lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): Betel leaf farmers, here are incurring losses as they are unable to sell their products during the nationwide lockdown in wake of COVID-19.
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Moga farmers fail to sell wheat as jute mills pull shutters amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moga (Punjab [India], May 2 (ANI): The farmers in Moga have not been able to sell their wheat harvest due to lack of gunny bags which is required for packaging and transporting.
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Shivakumar urges K'taka CM to resolve farmers' issues amid lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 2 (ANI): Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar has urged Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa to help the farmers in sending their produce to a market here amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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