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    Zero interest loans for Maha farmers

    In his maiden budget as Finance Minister, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar has proposed a scheme to make available crop loans to farmers at reduced rate of interest. Farmers who repay their crop loan within the stipulated period will get loan up to Rs 50,000 at zero rate of interest and will get loan above […]

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    Govt invest Rs 372 cr for rejuvenation of saffron cultivation

    With an investment of Rs 372.18 crore, the Jammu and Kashmir government has succeeded for approving ambitious National Mission for the rejuvenation of saffron cultivation in the state. “The coalition government headed by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has succeeded for approving ambitious National Mission for the rejuvenation of Saffron cultivation in the state with […]

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    10 lakh farmers in K’taka to get loans of Rs 10,000 each

    Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday said 10 lakh small and medium farmers in the state could avail loans of Rs 10,000 each starting from April 1. The farmers, including 2.50 lakh from Scheduled Caste and 1 lakh from Scheduled Tribe category, will have to fill a application form with their photographs and […]

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    Farm loans at 4 pc; credit target raised to Rs 4,75,000 cr

    In a bonanza to the farming community, the government on Monday announced loans at interest rate of four per cent — three per cent less than market rate — for farmers who pay their dues in time and raised the credit target for farm sector by Rs 1 lakh crore. “The existing interest subvention scheme […]

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    Agriculture sector poised to grow at 5.4 pc in current fiscal

    Agriculture sector is poised to grow at the rate of 5.4 percent during the current fiscal. According to advanced estimates, things are looking bright in the current year with a relatively good monsoon. The agriculture and allied sector registered a growth of 3.4 percent during the first half of the current year as compared to […]

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    Biotech Crops Surge Over 1 Billion Hectares

    Mumbai: In just 15 years after commercialization, accumulated biotech crops exceeded 1 billion hectares in 2010, a milestone that signifies biotech crops are here to stay, according to Clive James author of the annual report released today by ISAAA ( International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications). The 1 billionth hectare was planted in […]

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    India may allow export of wheat, rice

    India might allow export of wheat and rice owing to the record food grain production this year. This was revealed by Agriculture and Food Processing Industries Minister Sharad Pawar in New Delhi today. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function Mr Pawar said that the time is right to allow export of wheat […]

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    Govt expecting record wheat procurement in 2011-12

    Estimating bumper wheat production in the country, the government is expecting procurement of a record 260 lakh tonnes in the year 2011-12. According to the second advance estimate released by the Agriculture Ministry, wheat production is likely to touch a new record of 81.47 million tonnes this year as against 80.71 million tonnes in the […]

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    Govt to raise fertiliser subsidy to protect farmers from high prices

    Faced with high food inflation, the government on Tuesday decided to increase fertiliser subsidy to absorb high global prices so that the domestic price of urea, Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP)and muriate of potash (MOP) are protected. The group of ministers, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Tuesday met to review the fertiliser prices. “The subsidy […]

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    Farmers protest fall in onion prices

    Falling onion prices are now making farmers angry. Farmers protesting fall in onion prices today blocked the busy Mumbai-Agra national highway between Pimpalgaon Baswant and Chandvad in Nashik for over two hours. Around 500 protesters, demanded that ban on onion export be lifted. Prices of the onion came down to 450 rupees to 500 rupees […]

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