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Agriculture

Panel recommends hike in fixed cost paid for urea

A ministerial panel on Thursday recommended increase in fixed cost paid to urea by Rs 350 per tone but there will be no increase in the rate of crop nutrient for farmers as government will subsidise the additional cost, pegged at Rs 900 crore. Fertiliser Ministry had moved the proposal for modified New Pricing Scheme […]

Agriculture

Nuziveedu Seeds conferred ‘BioAgri Company of the Year 2013’ Award

Hyderabad : Nuziveedu Seeds Limited, the largest Indian Seeds company has been conferred with BioAgri Company of the year Award 2013 at the 11th Annual Biospectrum-ABLE Awards. Mr. Venkat Rao, Sr. Vice President, Nuziveedu Seeds received the award on behalf of the Company at a glittering ceremony held in Bengaluru. This is the fifth time […]

Agriculture

CCEA approves Rs 6,600 cr interest-free loans for sugar mills

The government decided to provide interest-free loans of Rs 6,600 crore to cash-starved sugar mills to make payments to cane farmers. “The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Rs 6,600 crore interest-free loans to the sugar industry. The interest subvention will be 12 per cent, which will be borne by the Sugar Development […]

Agriculture

Padmashri Dr. Appasaheb Pawar Modern Agriculture High Tech Awards Ceremony on Sunday

Jalgaon : Dr. Anil Vitthal Joshi from Konkan is the recipient of Late Dr. Appasaheb Pawar Modern Agri High Tech Award 2012 instituted by Jain Irrigation and Bhavarlal and Kantabai Jain Multipurpose Foundation. The awards were given by Mr. Sharad Pawar, Union Minister of Agriculture at a ceremony held in Jalgaon today. This award, given […]

Agriculture

CCEA approves implementation of agri schemes in 12th Plan

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved implementation of various schemes related to agriculture, including continuation of Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY), in the 12th Plan with a combined outlay of over Rs 80,000 crore. The RKVY is a State plan scheme that provides ‘considerable flexibility’ and autonomy to states in planning […]

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PM panel okays Rs 7,200 cr interest-free loans to sugar mills

A ministerial panel set up by PM Manmohan Singh has recommended a bailout package for the sugar industry that includes Rs 7,200 crore of interest-free bank loans to pay dues to sugarcane growers. The panel headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar was formed to address the liquidity crunch faced by sugar mills unable to pay […]

Agriculture

Preserving the Precious Tigers Milk Mushroom

Selangor : A technique to preserve cells from the rare and popular Tigers Milk Mushroom for later use is published this month in the Journal of Tropical Agriculture Science. The mushroom; Lignosus rhinoceros, is widely used by indigenous communities across Malaysia, but there are not enough to meet demand. The researchers adapted a process already […]

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Mills-government impasse over cane crushing in UP ends

Ending a week-long impasse over cane prices, private sugar mill owners in Uttar Pradesh have agreed to start crushing at the rate of Rs 280 per quintal, but said that the present pricing is “unviable”. “Sugar industry of Uttar Pradesh at the initiative of the Chief Minister and in the larger interest of lakhs of […]

Agriculture

Steep fall in onion prices in last two weeks

Onion prices have fallen by almost 50 per cent in the last fortnight to Rs 40 per kg in retail markets in the national capital region, with new crops arriving. Onion cost Rs 70-80 per kg two weeks ago. Potatoes prices have also declined to Rs 19-20 in the NCR from Rs 40-44 a kg […]

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UP govt offers sops to sugar mills; warns of action

Announcing tax breaks to end the impasse in the sugar industry, Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday warned sugar mills of legal action if they did not start operations by next week. Worried over farmer backlash over sugar mills not buying standing sugarcane crops, the Akhilesh Yadav government announced waiver of entry tax and purchase tax […]