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Punjab: 7.5 lakh acres of area shifted from paddy to alternate crops durin
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Dec 29 (ANI): On the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to promote crop diversification, the area under Paddy cultivation has been considerably reduced, with nearly 7.5 lakh acres shifted from paddy to alternate crops during the Kharif se
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Odisha: 28 pc surplus paddy procured from farmers till Dec 7
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): Odisha Government has procured 39,65,465 quintals of paddy as on December 7th, during the current Kharif paddy procurement program, which is 28 per cent more compared to the corresponding period last year.
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Chhattisgarh govt to procure paddy at Rs 1850/q
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Nov 25 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday announced that the government will procure paddy at a minimum support price of Rs 1,850 per quintal in the current kharif season.
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Central team starts assessing crop damages in Marathwada region
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 22 (ANI): A high-level central team on Friday began a three-day tour to assess damages to Kharif crops caused by excessive rains in Marathwada region of the state.
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Sonia attacks Centre, says farmers being forced to observe black Deepawali
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 26 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday attacked the BJP-led Central government, saying farmers were being forced to observe "black Deepawali" as the kharif crops were being sold at an average 22.5 per cent below the minimum support price (MSP) and demand
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Bhagel writes to PM Modi requesting hike in support price of paddy to Rs 2
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting hike in support price of paddy to Rs 2,500 per quintal in the year 2019-20 in larger interest of farmers.
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Centre sanctions over Rs 26 cr of CCL for Punjab's paddy procurement
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Oct 9 (ANI): Punjab government on Wednesday received over Rs 26 crore against a cash credit limit (CCL) for procurement of paddy in the Kharif marketing season 2019.
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NFL records 27 lakh tonnes of sales in Apr to Sep kharif season
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 7 (ANI): National Fertilisers Ltd (NFL) has clocked fertiliser sales of 27 lakh tonnes during the kharif season (April to September), marking 25 per cent growth in the year-ago period.
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Rajasthan: Unseasonal rains damage crops
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) [India], Sept 30 (ANI): Unseasonal rainfall and storms occurring during the last few days have destroyed different crops in the region.
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Kharif foodgrain production estimated at 140.57 million tonnes in 2019-20
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 23 (ANI): India's Kharif foodgrain production in the 2019-20 crop year is estimated at 140.57 million tonnes, which is 8.44 million tonnes more than the average foodgrain production of the previous five years.
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Varanasi: Rise in water level of Ganga in village Ramna ruins crop
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi [Uttar Pradesh], Sept 22 (ANI): The rise in the water level for a week in the river Ganga has started devastating the crops in village Ramna in the ongoing Kharif season.
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Farm profit on field crops to rise despite uneven rains impacting kharif o
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): A study by global analytics company Crisil says that farm profit from field crops in India is expected to increase by 10 to 12 per cent in kharif season 2019 due to expected higher prices and despite lower output.
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