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India's food subsidies plan needs to improve coverage, plug leakages

A crucial safety net, the food subsidy is used to protect farmers against low market prices and provide consumers with affordable food grains through the public distribution system (PDS)

Punjab polls: Congress has always betrayed farmers, says PM Modi

Addressing a rally in Abohar ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly polls, Modi urged voters to bring the BJP-led alliance to power in the state for its all-round development

More takers for Infra fund among primary farm co-ops than large players

Loan limit of Rs 2 crore under the scheme works better for small warehouse projects with godowns of 3,000 sq ft, but fails to enthuse corporations and FPOs with larger projects on the table

Repeal of farm laws: At Singhu border, protesters recall a year gone by

Say won't turn back till farm laws are repealed in Parliament, MSP is guaranteed and cases withdrawn

67,000 farm fires recorded across Punjab recently despite state penalties

Farmers have kept flouting the ban on paddy stubble burning across the state, they said.

SKM announces daily tractor march to Parliament during Winter Session

To observe one year of the movement against the Centre's three agri laws, 500 farmers will participate in a peaceful tractor march to Parliament every day during Winter Session starting November 29

J-K: Panchayat in Udhampur helps farmers to double income from agriculture

In line with the clarion call by PM Modi to double the farmers' income across the country by 2022, the Udhampur admin has helped the farmers in a panchayat in the district to achieve this goal

Modi to release 8th tranche of financial benefit under PM-Kisan today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the 8th installment of financial benefit under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) on Friday at 11 am via video conferencing

Keeping farmers in mind, Centre directs fertiliser firms not to hike prices

The Centre on Friday directed fertiliser companies not to increase the maximum retail price (MRP) of non-urea fertilisers such as DAP and asked them to sell at old rates

Odisha CM Patnaik urges bankers to increase credit flow to farmers

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik urged banks to expedite the process of credit disbursement to farmers, self-help groups and MSMEs to help them overcome financial constraint arising out of Covid-19 crisis

Kisan Diwas 2020: All you need to know about Farmers' Day amid protests

Kisan Diwas 2020 or the National Farmers' Day 2020 is a day to celebrate the 'annadata' of the country.

Farm reforms: Now, a three-act tragedy

The fairy tale outcome of these reforms would be better infrastructure and market access, which could take the rural economy to new heights

Stop 'parallel talks' with other farmer bodies: Protesting farmers to govt

An umbrella body of 40 farmer unions protesting against the new agri laws wrote to the Centre on Wednesday, asking it to stop holding "parallel talks" with other farmer bodies

Break the deadlock

Farmer groups are taking too rigid a position

India's 10,000 farmers-collective plan may fail without funding reforms

Under new FPO guidelines, the government will provide financial support of up to Rs 18 lakh to new organisations for the first 3 years. But new FPOs need support for at least 5-7 years to stabilise

Cattle fed broccoli, strawberries as lockdown in India hits supply chain

The sudden drop in demand is hurting millions of farmers in the world's second-most populous country

Used peace clause to provide excess support to rice farmers: India to WTO

Subsidies over and above the prescribed ceiling are seen as trade distorting. The limit is fixed at 10 per cent of the value of food production for developing countries like India.

Don't chase numbers

FPOs will work well only if constraints are removed

Why changes in crop insurance scheme could raise issues of sustainability

There are two principal changes. The first is the decision to make the scheme voluntary for non-loanee farmers and the second imposes a limit on the premium subsidy to 30 per cent for unirrigated area

How supply chain firm Ninjacart is connecting farmers, retailers using tech

Ninjacart connects through a network of more than 200 collection centres and 1,200 warehouses across the country