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Labour issues: Punjab to promote maize cultivation in coming Kharif season

Shortage of labour with expertise to plant paddy has prompted the state to encourage farmers to grow less labour-intensive crops

Govt monitoring farm credit given by banks in rural areas: FM Sitharaman

The farm credit target for the current fiscal has been set at Rs 13.5 trillion

Budget 2020: Govt sets agriculture credit target at Rs 15 trillion for FY21

In her second Budget presentation, the Finance Minister also said Nabard refinance scheme will be expanded.

RBI may incentivise banks to lend more in credit-starved regions: M K Jain

For small and marginal farmers, institutional credit at reasonable costs can act as a catalyst and convert them into vibrant commercial farmers, Jain added

Of farm loans and waivers: Are they helping the Indian farmer?

In this podcast, Business Standard's farm editor helps us understand RBI's report on agri credit review

Misuse of agriculture credit

RBI report provides damning evidence

Best of BS Opinion: India's FTAs, misuse of agriculture credit and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

RBI panel pitches for a GST Council-type federal body in farm sector

The panel further said that the Centre should push state governments to complete the digitisation process and updation of land records in a time bound manner

Easy credit for farmer-producer organisations on cards in new policy

Comprehensive restructuring of SFAC also promised to smoothen setting up 10,000 FPOs

E-receipts against warehouse storage helping farmers in getting credit

eNWRs record goods kept in warehouses and can be used as collateral for loans.