Farm Production

Jobs, farm productivity, infra funds figure at PM's meeting with economists

Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public funds for infrastructure development were some of the issues that figured during the interaction between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and economists ahead of the 2025-26 Union Budget. The Prime Minister on Tuesday met eminent economists and sectoral experts at NITI Aayog to hear their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1, 2025. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister emphasised that Viksit Bharat can be achieved through a fundamental change in mindset, which is focused towards making India developed by 2047. The participants shared their views on several issues, including navigating challenges posed by global economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions, strategies to enhance employment particularly among the youth, and create sustainable job opportunities across ...

Six farmer members likely in govt-appointed panel to look into demands

Government sources said Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Arjun Munda invited farm leaders for a video-conference on Wednesday evening, which the latter turned down

Farm production rose, agri exports touched record Rs 3 trn in 2020-21: Prez

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said the country's farm production and procurement increased during 2020-21 crop year

Good quality seeds can boost agricultural production by 15-20%: IISS

The world needs to produce seeds as per market demand and by keeping in mind the effects of climate change," Sanjay Kumar said

Assessing the case for a legal MSP

Greater clarity on its precise connotation could help resolve the continuing standoff between the government and farmers

Agritech startup CropIn raises $20 mn from Temasek-backed ABC World, others

With this new round, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-backed startup has raised total funding of $33.1 mn so far

Gujarat working on single licence for trading of farm produce across APMCs

Another proposal is to levy a small cess on trades outside APMC or market yard but within the state. The cess may be a quarter of that currently levied when trades are done inside APMC

Dealing with surplus: Higher farm production demands new policies

In different parts of the country, farmers have come out and displayed their anger by throwing away their produce, be it milk or onions, because wholesale prices have crashed

Are India's farm production estimates off the mark?

Mismatch between estimates and arrivals of pulses last year, wheat this year, raises questions