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    Centre hikes cotton support price by Rs 600 to Rs 800 per quintal

    The government has increased the minimum support price of cotton by Rs 600 to Rs 800 a quintal depending on the staple length of the produce for the 2012-13 season. The MSP prices were revised for medium staple cotton from Rs 2800 to 3600 Rs per quintal and for long staple cotton from Rs 3300 […]

    Agriculture

    Kerala farmers can avail information on crops online from Nov 1st

    Farmers in Kerala can get all the information on major crops of the state, online from the 1st of November which happens to be Kerala Foundation Day. It is a Kerala day gift for farmers of God’s own country. From sowing methods to harvesting, farmers will get every bit of information online from 1st November. […]

    Agriculture

    Fresh changes in Land Acquisition Bill draft

    The government has made fresh changes in the draft Land Acquisition Bill . Under the change , the level of consent of landowners for acquiring land for private purpose has been made stiffer following a suggestion from UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Disclosing the changes in the measure in New Delhi on Monday, Agriculture Minister Sharad […]

    Agriculture

    NHM to establish 4 centres of excellence on horticulture

    The Centre has provided 80 crore rupees under National Horticulture Mission to establish 4 centres of excellence on horticulture to accelerate the production of horticultural crops in Uttar Pradesh. These centres will be established in Basti, Kannauj, Saharanpur and Agra districts. AIR Gorakhpur correspondent reports that the food processing and allied units will also be […]

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    Cotton production in Gujarat likely to fall by 20 lakh bales

    Cotton production in Gujarat is likely to reduce by 20 lakh bales due to delayed monsoon this year. This was disclosed by the President of Saurashtra Ginners Association, Bharatbhai Vala at Rajkot on Friday. He said that Cotton production in the state is expected to be 70 to 80 lakh bales as compared to 120 […]

    Agriculture Lead Story

    Centre to provide subsidy to states importing pulses

    The Centre has decided to provide 20 rupees per kilogram subsidy on the import of pulses to the states. It will be paid to the designated importing agencies up to a maximum of the number of BPL card holders in a particular state. The move comes in wake of mismatch between demand and supply of […]

    Agriculture

    GoM likely to finalise land acquisition bill

    A ministerial panel chaired by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar is expected to finalise the controversial land acquisition bill in its third meeting on Tuesday. In a recent interview, Finance Minister P Chidambaram had said that the bill is almost ready and it will be ready to be presented before the Cabinet after one more sitting […]

    Agriculture

    Cabinet clears proposal to direct transfer of cash subsidy to farmers

    Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared a proposal that will eventually lead to transfer of direct cash subsidy to the farmers for procuring fertilizers. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, CCEA has approved the modifications in procedure of releasing fertilizer subsidies so as to make them available directly to beneficiaries. Briefing the media persons, official spokesperson said […]

    Agriculture

    Pawar expresses optimism of good overall foodgrain output

    Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has expressed optimism that overall food production in the country this year will be good due to good rainfall in August and September. Addressing the Economic Editors Conference in the national capital, Pawar said that government targets to consolidate on the gains in agriculture sector and enhance growth rate to […]

    Agriculture

    GoM to discuss Land Acquisition Bill today

    The second meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) on the controversial land acquisition bill will be held on Monday; at the last GoM meeting held on 27th Sep discussions were held among members over the contentious issues in the Bill. The 14-member GoM, headed by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, was formed last month after […]

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