Wheat procurement by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) is yet to start due to low arrival of the crop in the market following recent rains which delayed the harvest. Now that Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan both have declared bonus over and above the MSP, the concentration of traders and stockists will move to Uttar … Read more
India managed to protect its interests in agriculture and fisheries at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi last week but needs to focus more on coalition building to keep new issues out of the multilateral framework and build greater pressure on rich nations for delivery of permanent solution on public stockholding at the … Read more
Bhagwant Mann said that the farmers has requested a guarantee for Minimum Support Price. Chandigarh (Punjab): After the fourth round of talks between Union Ministers and farmer leaders, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann said that the farmers has requested a guarantee for Minimum Support Price (MSP) on the purchase of pulses. Addressing the media persons … Read more
The Haryana Police on Tuesday lobbed several rounds of tear gas shells, including through drones, at Punjab-Haryana borders near Ambala and Jind, to prevent farmers from reaching Delhi as thousands of farmers started from different parts of Punjab in their tractors as part of a call by farmers’ body Samyukt Kisan Morcah (non-politicial), which has … Read more