Rabi Crops

Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India's food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery

One of the most critical challenges that the current coronavirus pandemic has underscored is India's ability of the food sector to effectively cope with crisis situations.

Food prices may spike, warn experts as coronavirus lockdown adds to woes of farmers fearing poor produce due to untimely rains

Food prices in India are likely to rise soon, warn experts, as farmers in the country face the double whammy of erratic rainfall and coronavirus lockdown

Coronavirus Outbreak: In Maharashtra, police disrupting farm produce supply chains impairs farmers, lack of labour stalls harvest

A farmer in Latur said the price of watermelons he has harvested has collapsed because of lack of mobility.

Govt pegs 7% rise in onion output to 24.45 million tonnes this year; sees production fall in major fruits

The government on Monday projected the country's overall onion production to increase by seven per cent to 24.45 million tonnes in the current 2019-20 crop year, which may bring relief to consumers from high prices seen in the last few months

Govt hikes minimum support price of wheat by Rs 85 per quintal and pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal

The government on Wednesday increased the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 85 to Rs 1,925 a quintal and for pulses by up to Rs 325 per quintal, official sources said

Govt mulling zero interest on timely farm loan repayment as New Year's gift; premium on horticultural crops may be reduced

To provide immediate relief, one of the proposals being studied is to waive 4 percent interest rate on farmers repaying farm loan promptly within the due date.

Kisan Kranti Yatra: After raising minimum support prices, will the Centre blink and waive farmers’ loans?

There is yet another way of providing relief to farmers, easy and popular though not necessarily the best way to address the issue – waiving off their loans.

Amit Shah hails Narendra Modi govt's hike in MSP of rabi crops, says decision will bring 'big relief' to farmers

Few months back, the Narendra Modi government had announced higher MSP for kharif crops to fulfil its promise of giving farmers 50 percent more price than their cost of production.

Cabinet hikes minimum support prices of Rabi crops; MSP for wheat up by Rs 105 per quintal for 2018-19

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in its meeting on Wednesday approved minimum support prices (MSP) of Rabi crops

Kisan Kranti Yatra: Low income major cause of agrarian distress, but is higher MSP solution to farmers' woes?

The low income and income disparity are a major cause of the agrarian distress, leading to farmers’ suicides and youngsters leaving farming.