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Yogi Adityanath launches Kisan Kalyan Mission
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 6 (ANI): Reiterating his government's strong resolve to double the income of farmers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday launched an initiative 'Kisan Kalyan Mission' dedicated to the farmers' welfare and growth.
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Paddy procurement rises by 24.98 pc compared to last year
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 6 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced on Tuesday that paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 session showed an increase of 24.98 per cent with purchase of over 506.33 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy up to January 4 against 405.10 LMT la
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Farmer unions accept government's invitation for dialogue on Dec 30, put u
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), a joint front of almost 40 farmer organizations on Tuesday wrote to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare accepting the Centre's offer for dialogue on December 30 as the next date for the meeting.
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Smriti Irani slams Cong for its 'save cow, save farmers' rally in UP
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Raebareli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 27 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani has slammed the Congress party over issues of farmers' welfare and cow protection.
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Farmer unions ask centre to resume talks on agri laws on Dec 29
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27(ANI): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha, a joint front of almost 40 farmer organisations, wrote a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare accepting the Centre's offer for dialogue and proposed December 29 as the next date for the meeting.
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Paddy procurement shows increase of 23.67 pc over last year
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 24 (ANI): The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare announced on Thursday that paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 session showed an increase of 23.67 per cent with purchase of over 436.20 lakh metric tonnes of paddy up to December 23, 2020 against 352.70 L
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Congress shedding crocodile tears on farmers' issue, says CM Chouhan
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], December 18 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday addressed a Kisan Kalyan (farmers' welfare) event in Raisen and welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the conference.
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Relaxation on conditions of import of onions into India to counter high ma
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): In the light of public concern over high prices of onion in the market, the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare on Thursday decided to extend certain relaxations for import of onions upto January 31, 2021.
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PM Modi brought agricultural reforms for farmers' welfare: Jaypal Reddy
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mahabubabad (Telangana) [India], December 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has introduced agricultural reforms for the good marketing and welfare of the farmers, according to Jaypal Reddy, All India Farmers Alliance, South India convenor.
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Farmers to get Rs 10,000 every year under CM's scheme: Shivraj Singh Chouh
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 29 (ANI): Farmers in Madhya Pradesh will receive Rs 10,000 each year under Chief Minister's Farmers Welfare Scheme, said Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday.
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Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launches Nafed's Honey FPO Progr
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (Delhi) [India], November 26 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday virtually inaugurated the Honey Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) Programs in five states which will be set up with the help of NAFED.
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Farm Liberalisation to Bring Prosperity to Entire Food Supply Chain
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): When the Union Finance Minister proposed 16-point action plan to boost agriculture and farmers' welfare while presenting the budget earlier this year, the stage was set for liberalisation of the farm sector.
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