Gandhinagar, May 13 (IANS) Farmers in Gujarat will be able to plan the upcoming Kharif sowing season with advance clarity on minimum support prices (MSP) for 2026-27, after the Central government announced revised procurement rates for key crops ahead of the sowing period. The Centre has increased MSPs across several major Kharif crops, with cotton, sesame, tur and groundnut among those receiving higher rates compared to last year.The announcement has been made before sowing begins for cro…
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Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) Haryana is expected to see 13.17 lakh metric tons mustard, while sunflower is projected at 0.70 lakh metric tons and summer moong estimated at 98,000 metric tons. These facts came to light at a review meeting chaired by the State Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi here on Tuesday.The state government has announced to start procurement of lentils from March 20 to April 30; mustard from March 28 to May 1; gram from April 1 to May 10; moong from May 15 to June 20; and sunflow…
Gandhinagar, Jan 21 (IANS) The Gujarat government has procured Kharif crops worth over Rs 12,000 crore at Minimum Support Price (MSP), Minister Jitu Vaghani said on Wednesday.He added that more than 10.11 lakh farmers have registered under the MSP procurement scheme for crops such as groundnut, moong, urad, and soybean up to January 20 this year.Speaking about the procurement, Vaghani stated that 10,01,724 farmers sent SMS requests for MSP procurement, while a total of 8,23,743 beneficiaries hav…
Gandhinagar, Jan 5 (IANS) Gujarat has emerged as one of India’s leading pulse-producing states, recording a sharp rise in output over the past six years and strengthening the country’s push towards agricultural self-reliance. Driven by better irrigation facilities, higher support prices and improved seed varieties, the state’s annual pulse production has crossed 20 lakh metric tonnes, nearly double the levels recorded in 2019–20.Data from the agriculture department shows that between 2019–20…