Bhopal, April 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has sent a proposal to the Centre seeking an increase in the wheat procurement target under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27, as procurement is expected to exceed the existing target of 7.8 million metric tonnes.In a late-night post on X, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav shared that the state government has sent a proposal to the Centre. “Given the robust wheat yield in the state and the likelihood of procurem…
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Hubballi (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) Farmers in Karnataka’s Hubballi are facing severe hardship due to the lack of gunny bags for the procurement of chickpeas at support price centres, triggering widespread anger among growers who say administrative lapses are delaying purchases and exposing their produce to damage.Despite sustained protests and struggles by farmers, the government had only recently begun procurement of groundnuts at the support price in the district. However, a similar mecha…
Jaipur, April 4 (IANS) To address practical challenges in wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) and resolve farmers’ grievances, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla chaired a high-level meeting at the Kota Circuit House on Saturday. Birla directed officials to strengthen the procurement mechanism and ensure that no farmer faces inconvenience.Emphasising farmer welfare, he stated that 100 per cent of farmers’ wheat must be procured at MSP. In view of crop damage caused by rece…
Bhopal, April 3 (IANS) The Congress workers, on Friday, held a massive protest over multiple delays in the beginning of procurement of wheat crops under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh, alleging that delay (in procurement) was forcing farmers to sell their produce to middle-persons at low prices. A large number of Youth Congress workers along with local party leaders on Friday blocked a National Highway in Shujalpur in Shajapur district, resulting in long queues of vehicles and…