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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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23 pc more paddy procured than last year in Kharif marketing season: Govt
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): A total of 23 per cent more paddy has been procured so far than last year during Kharif marketing season, Sudhanshu Pandey, Secretary, Food and Public Distribution Department said on Wednesday.
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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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NCDC sanctions Rs 19,444 crores in first installment for MSP operations su
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): The National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has sanctioned Rs 19,444 crores as the first installment to the states of Chhattisgarh, Haryana and Telangana for Kharif paddy procurement under Minimum Support Price (MSP) operations, according to
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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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Early procurement of Paddy, Rice in Haryana and Punjab in KMS 2020-21
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): The order for the commencement of procurement operations for paddy and rice in Haryana and Punjab have been issued on Saturday, said Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
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Odisha: 21 per cent increase seen in farmers' registrations for selling Kh
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], September 22 (ANI): The various primary agriculture cooperative societies in Odisha have witnessed an increase of 21 per cent farmers' registering for selling their Kharif paddy produce at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system for the 2020-21 season.
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PM Modi lauds India's farmers for higher crop production amid COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): The farmers of India have proved their mettle even during the COVID-19 pandemic and the sowing of Kharif crops has been seven per cent higher than the last year while cotton has been sown about three per cent higher, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Su
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Farmers suffer due to scant rainfall in UP's Aligarh
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 10 (ANI): Farmers in several areas said that Kharif crops are suffering due to deficit rainfall in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh.
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Outlook for kharif season favourable, consumption to revive at the bottom
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 18 (ANI): The outlook for kharif season (June to October) remains favourable as sowing was 44.1 per cent higher than the year-ago level and more than half of the 2019 kharif acreage had been covered, investment information firm ICRA has said.
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7.65 lakh farmers receive interest-free agricultural loans worth Rs 2,721
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 28 (ANI): The Chattisgarh government on Saturday announced that 7.65 lakh farmers received interest-free agricultural loans worth Rs 2,721 crore for kharif crops in the state.
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