The Haryana Cabinet which met under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini in Chandigarh on Thursday approved to give a bonus on Kharif crops in Haryana. With this decision, farmers will receive Rs 2000 per acre one-time bonus for all Kharif and Horticulture crops.
Leader of Opposition of Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday met the delegations from the Right to Food Campaign and fishermen from across India and said that it is their right to meet anyone.
Ratilal Shethiya, Dates Grower said, "It is called jungle model which you are seeing. This dates farm, I started in 2017. In this, we are also growing guava, mangoes and bananas. It is a jungle model. We also call it ATM. The dates produce we get once a year, and when if it rains or there
Government has lifted the onion export prohibition from May 4, 2024 and has allowed the export with minimum export price of (MEP) of USD 550 per MT and export duty of 40 per cent.
Chauhan identified state government delays in releasing premium amounts as the primary cause of payment delays and urged prompt action. The central government will release its share immediately to prevent further delays, with payments being made directly to farmers' accounts from the Kharif
Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said that there are problems in the sector and he will discuss the issues with the farmers and their unions.
The Congress on Monday said that it will give notice for a privilege motion against the Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in the Rajya Sabha for "misleading the House" on various counts
In yet another historical decision in the interest of farming community, Haryana Government has decided to procure all crops at Minimum Support Price (MSP).
The farmers in Charsadda and other districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan vowed to stand against the Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) which plans to construct hydropower projects on irrigation canals within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, The News International reported.
In an address to the Rajya Sabha, the Union Minister also highlighted the "Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi" scheme of the Union government and said that due to this scheme, farmers have become self-reliant and empowered.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that agriculture is at the centre of India's economic policies, adding that small farmers are the biggest strength of India's food security.