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Locust attacks in Control now: Union Minister Kailash Choudhary
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Feb 15 (ANI): Union Minister Kailash Choudhary on Saturday assured the farmers that the locust attacks have been brought under control now.
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Vice President urges scientists to enhance productivity of small, margina
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon the scientific community to lay emphasis on enhancing the productivity of small and marginal farmers.
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Manipur based brothers create low-cost paddy threshing machine
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb 13 (ANI): In a bid to make paddy harvesting easier and more affordable for farmers, two brothers from Manipur have pioneered an innovative low-cost paddy threshing machine.
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PMK bats for all-round development of farmers
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) S Ramadoss on Tuesday said that in order to double farmers' income, agriculture should grow at the rate of 6 per cent.
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Priyanka Gandhi to address more than 6 rallies in UP to raise farmers' iss
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will address more than six rallies in Uttar Pradesh starting February 23 to take on the BJP government on the farmers' issues.
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Himachal govt committed to double farmers income by 2022, says CM Jai Ram
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said the focus of the state government is to empower farmers organisations and Self Help Groups (SHGs) in order to double the farmers' income by 2022.
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Chhattisgarh CM appeals PM Modi to approve proposal for production of bio-
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to approve the proposal sent by the state government to the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the production of bio-ethanol from the ex
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Punjab CM allows KVCP to function from Kalkat Bhawan in Mohali
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Feb 10 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday accepted the request of the Executive Committee of Kisan Vikas Chamber Punjab (KVCP) to allow them to operate from their office at Kalkat Bhawan in Mohali on farmer welfare and agricultural economic gro
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Andhra farmers pray in Telangana for Amravati as sole capital
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati/Mulugu (Andhra Pradesh/Telangana) [India], Feb 9 (ANI): A group of farmers and women from the Amaravati region in Andhra Pradesh went to Medaram in Telangana on Saturday to attend a tribal festival where they offered prayers that Amaravati should be the sole capital of Andhra Prade
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Annual Chilly Mela at Hubli kicks off
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka)[India], Feb 8 (ANI): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and Karnataka state minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday inaugurated the 'chilly mela' (fair) here, organised by the government to help the chilly farmers of the state market their crops.
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Cong to organise press-conferences, Nukkad sabhas to reach farmers in UP
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Congress is likely to hold press-conferences in every district as part of its Kisan Jan Jagran Abhiyan for addressing the issue of farmers' distress.
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Govt announces formula for fixing MSP for paddy and wheat
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar informed Rajya Sabha on Friday that government has fixed minimum support prices (MSPs) of 22 mandated crops including paddy, wheat for every agricultural year fair & remunerative pr
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