Bhopal, March 6 (IANS) With a view to facilitating greater participation in the procurement process in Madhya Pradesh, the registration deadline for wheat has been extended from March 7 to 10, giving farmers extra time to register and benefit from the scheme. Chief Minister Mohan Yadav engaged in parleys with representatives of the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) at his official residence on Friday. The meeting focused on addressing key concerns of the farming community and resulted in several impor…
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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 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…