India’s oilseed area rose to 304.40 lakh hectares in 2024–25, lifting output to 429.89 lakh tonnes. The NMEO-OS, MSP, import tariffs and...
Farmer leader Rampal Jat has urged the government to issue a Maize Control Order to ensure distilleries buy maize at MSP. He...
A parliamentary panel recommended setting a Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugarcane, like wheat, to protect farmers from market volatility and delayed...
The Indian sugar industry, a cornerstone of the rural economy, is currently grappling with severe financial stringency specifically due to delayed decisions...
**Summary:** Odisha's government launched an additional input assistance of ₹800 per quintal for paddy farmers, raising the effective price to ₹3,100, including...
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held the second Pre-Budget Consultation with farmers, agricultural economists, and associations, despite ongoing protests at the Haryana-Punjab...
Rice procurement in Punjab and Haryana dropped by 7.4% to 151.52 lakh tonnes in 2024-25. Punjab's procurement was down 6.9%, while Haryana...
The Centre has entrusted IIT-Kharagpur to conduct a study into claims of a lower turn-out ratio of rice from certain new hybrid...
Congress MP Amar Singh raised a calling attention notice in Lok Sabha on paddy procurement and MSP, accusing the government of neglecting...