Gandhinagar, June 13 (IANS) Gujarat has procured agricultural produce worth Rs 65,570 crore under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) mechanism over the past decade, with nearly 49 lakh farmers benefiting from the programme, according to figures released by the state government. The data show a significant expansion in MSP procurement in the state, with 1.05 crore metric tonnes of crops purchased between 2016 and 2026.Farmer participation increased from 2.01 lakh beneficiaries in 2016-17 to more tha…
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Amlaha, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said scientists at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) are advancing research on ‘tiwra’, commonly known as ‘khesri’ or grass pea.Addressing a gathering of farmers, Chouhan said that a new, less harmful variety of ‘tiwra’ would soon be introduced in the market.Tiwra was widely used in India, but later it was banned as it triggers lathyrism disease…
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…