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    Govt hikes paddy MSP by Rs 170/qtl for 2012-13

    In view of rising input costs, the government on Thursday announced Rs 170 per quintal hike in support price of paddy to farmers at Rs 1,250 for the 2012-13 crop year (July-June). The minimum support price (MSP) of paddy and other Kharif (summer) crops has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), […]

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    Cabinet approves Rs 632-cr capital infusion in RRBs

    New Delhi : The government on Thursday approved Rs 632 crore capital infusion in cash-starved regional rural banks (RRBs) to improve their capital adequacy and lending capacity to the agriculture sector. “RRBs will get Rs 632 crore from the central government”, said a minister after the meeting of the Cabinet. Following recommendations of Reserve Bank […]

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    Wheat procurement reaches all-time high of 29.22 million tonnes in current marketing yr

    New Delhi : Wheat procurement in the country has reached an all-time high of 29.22 million tonnes so far in the current marketing year. According to data compiled by the Food Corporation of India wheat procurement till Monday was up by over 24 per cent at a record 29.22 million tonnes in the 2012-13 marketing […]

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    ‘Pratik Cotton Seed’ increases cotton yield for farmers

    Mumbai: Krishidhan Seeds “Pratik”, a superior quality hybrid cotton seed, known for yielding massive increase in cotton production; has yet again set a record production across Southern and Central India. Pratik is one of the leading BT cotton seed brands which provided great results to farmers in last season and is expected to cover larger […]

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    Pulse cultivation land increased this season

    New Delhi : Around 13.5 lakh hectares of land have been brought under cultivation of pulses so far during the current sowing season in various parts of the country. According to data released by the Agriculture Ministry, the cultivated area is about 10 lakh hectare, more than the corresponding period of the last year. The […]

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    Kisan Credit Card to help farmers more

    New Delhi : Revising the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked the banks to issue smart card-cum-debit-card to farmers for hassel-free transactions. The RBI in its circular has said that the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will design the card of the KCC to be adopted by […]

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    Wheat production expected to be over 902 lakh tons this yr

    New Delhi : Wheat production this year is expected to be over 902 lakh tons. Rice production is likely to exceed 1034 lakh tons in the current Kharif season. Minister of Food and Public Distribution K.V. Thomas cited these figures from the Agriculture Ministry’s Advance Estimate of Production in the Lok Sabha today. He informed […]

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    Govt allows fresh cotton exports

    New Delhi : The Government has allowed fresh exports of cotton. It has also announced that a ban on suspension of new registrations be revoked. This was decided in the Group of Ministers, GoM, meeting which reviewed the cotton exports situation in New Delhi today. The GoM chaired by the Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee considered […]

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    Wheat procurement crosses 22L tonnes

    Madhya Pradesh : Wheat procurement in current Rabi marketing season by various government agencies has crossed 22 lakh tonnes in the country. An official release says, Madhya Pradesh has procured over 19 lakh tonne wheat followed by Haryana of around 2 laks tonne. While, Rajasthan has procured over 51 thousands tonne and Gujarat procured over […]

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    Rajasthan govt gives 200 cr relief package to farmers

    Rajasthan : The Rajasthan Government has announced 200 Crore rupee Relief package to farmers whose crops were damaged due to frost and cold wave. The decision was taken at a meeting of State Calamity Management Authority in Jaipur last night presided over by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. This relief will be given to farmers whose […]

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