Punjab government Archives

Punjab blames Centre for ‘tardy’ wheat lifting

Punjab officials blamed delayed wheat lifting by the Centre for congestion in mandis, leaving large stocks exposed to rain. Despite high procurement,...

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Maize News in English

Punjab Govt expands kharif maize project to 16 districts

Punjab will expand its kharif maize diversification scheme to 16 districts in 2026-27, offering ₹17,500 per hectare to shift farmers from paddy....

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Wheat News in English

Storage blues for Punjab as wheat arrivals near 100 LMT

Punjab’s wheat procurement nears 100 LMT, but storage shortages and slow lifting (only ~34%) are creating mandi congestion. High damaged grain (35%)...

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Wheat News in English

Punjab : Cabinet Minister reviews wheat procurement at Khanna grain market

Punjab minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond reviewed wheat procurement at Khanna mandi, where over 7.4 lakh quintals arrived and 61% lifted. The government...

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Wheat News in English

Pakistan : Punjab to lift wheat purchase quota to hit procurement goal

Punjab is struggling to meet its 3 million ton wheat procurement target due to limited aggregators and bank financing issues. The government...

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Maize News in English

Punjab : Maize sown in 900 ha, target was 1500 ha

Punjab’s Agriculture Department has so far brought only 900 hectares under kharif maize cultivation, falling short of its 1,500-hectare target. Officials cite...

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Maize News in English

Punjab : Village panchayat offers free maize seeds to curb paddy cultivation, save groundwater

Ransih Kalan village in Punjab’s Moga district has launched a campaign encouraging farmers to shift from water-intensive paddy to kharif maize. The...

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Rice News in English

Punjab Govt urges farmers to use PR 126 variety of paddy

The Punjab Government has banned the sale, storage, and cultivation of long-maturing rice varieties like Pusa 44 and certain hybrids, following PAU’s...