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Procurement of paddy surpass 10 Lakh MT in Odisha
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 14 (ANI): Odisha government has said that procurement of paddy (Rabi Crop) has crossed the targeted 10 Lakh MT.
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Farmers in Ludhiana face shortage of labourers as they begin paddy cultiva
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], June 11 (ANI): As cultivation of paddy crop begins, farmers in Ludhiana are facing a shortage of labourers as migrants went back to their native states amid the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown.
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Government failed to provide relief to farmers; says Yechury after Centre
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury lashed out at the Centre over what he claimed was only a slight increase in the minimum support price (MSP) for 14 Kharif crops, which would further harm the interests of the farmers.
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CM KCR lauds farmers for their effort in making Telangana 'Rice Bowl' of I
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 28 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday lauded the farmers for making Telangana the number one state in providing food to the country and making it the Rice Bowl of the country. Notably, according to FCI, the state this year ha
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AP: Protesting farmers burn paddy on road, demand payment for their agricu
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): A group of farmers in Salur town of Vizianagaram district on Wednesday burnt paddy on the roads as a mark of protest for not being paid for their agriculture produce.
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KCR holds meeting with agriculture experts, takes suggestions on farming p
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 16 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao held a meeting with agriculture experts, officials from the Agriculture University in which they suggested to the CM that in order to get support price for paddy, its cultivation should be restricted to
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Punjab farmers advised cultivating PR 128, PR 129 varieties of non-Basmati
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 14 (ANI): Punjab's Agriculture Department, on the recommendations of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), has advised farmers to go for cultivation of PR-128 and PR-129 varieties of non-Basmati, which are less water-intensive, for better paddy straw manageme
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Telangana CM decides to meet field level agriculture officers on Comprehen
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 10 (ANI): Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao has decided to directly meet the field level agriculture officers to formulate the Comprehensive Agriculture Policy to be implemented in the State.
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Amarinder writes to PM for increasing MSP of paddy, giving bonus to farmer
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Citing the challenges faced due to labour shortage and the need for ensuring food safety amid the COVID crisis, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider MSP of Rs 2902 per quintal for padd
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SAD President asks Punjab CM to give incentives to farmers for switching f
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 8 (ANI): Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Friday requested Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh to introduce an incentive linked crop diversification plan on the pattern of Haryana by announcing an incentive of Rs 10,000 per acre t
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BJP MP writes to Centre outlining 'irregularities' in procuring paddy in T
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 4 (ANI): BJP leader and Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri on Monday wrote to Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, regarding alleged 'irregularities' in the procurement of paddy from farmers in Telangana.
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Nalgonda SP visits IKP centres, supervises arrangements for procurement of
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Nalgonda (Telangana) [India], April 4 (ANI): A senior official of the government visited Indira Kranti Patham (IKP) centres here and supervised arrangements for procurement of paddy while maintaining social distancing.
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