Indian millers, traders feel the heat of growers holding back wheat as prices rule above MSP

[ad_1] India’s wheat production this year is seen higher than the past two years but farmers holding back their produce expecting higher prices is affecting millers and traders. “Though the Ministry of Agriculture has pegged wheat production at 112.01 million...

Welspun launches sustainable cotton cultivation project to improve farmers’ income

[ad_1] Welspun Living Limited (WLL), previously Welspun India Limited, has launched a project — Wel-Krishi — to encourage sustainable cotton cultivation by providing support and training to farmers to raise their income through higher productivity and lower income costs. Also read:Cotton...

Demand for higher sugar MSP: Understanding the call for change 

[ad_1] In recent discussions, leaders in the sugar industry have been pushing for an increase in the Minimum Selling Price (MSP) for sugar, proposing a significant jump from the current rate of ₹31 per kg to ₹45 per kg. This...

Uptick in crop loan regions witnessing farmer protests over MSP

[ad_1] The share of crop loan in total agriculture credit in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh has increased to about 77 per cent, up by 7-8 percentage points in last five years, whereas the national average hovered around 59-61 per cent...

Govt raises MSP for jute by ₹285/qtl for FY25, 65% more than costs

[ad_1] The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday approved ₹285/quintal hike in the minimum support price (MSP) for raw jute to ₹5,335/quintal for the 2024-25 season as against ₹5,050/quintal for the 2023-24. New MSP Announcing the decision after the...

Farmers Plan Protest March Despite Sealed Borders: Demands and Counteractions

Farmers More than two years after the Narendra Modi government repealed three agriculture laws following a year-long protest by farmers, state borders in North India are being sealed again to prevent another march to Delhi. Farmers from Punjab and Haryana...

Haryana Government Intensifies Measures to Thwart Farmers’ March to Delhi

Haryana Government In a bid to impede the anticipated farmers' march to Delhi on 13th February, the Haryana government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar from the BJP, has rolled out extensive measures, triggering heightened tensions along...