Centre raises onion procurement price
The Central government has increased the procurement price of onions for the Price Stabilisation Buffer by 13%, from Rs 1,875 per quintal to Rs 2,125 per quintal.
The Central government has increased the procurement price of onions for the Price Stabilisation Buffer by 13%, from Rs 1,875 per quintal to Rs 2,125 per quintal.
Farmers will be able to sell urad at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of ₹7,800 per quintal. Registration has already begun, and procurement will start soon.
Dr. Sudhanshu, secretary, APEDA, today emphasized the critical role of crop nutrition, quality assurance and organized supply chains in boosting India’s agricultural productivity and exports.
Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday launched the retail sale of onions at Rs 24 per kg by flagging off mobile vans of NCCF, NAFED and Kendriya Bhandar here.
The secretary, department of fisheries, central government, Dr Abhilaksh Likhi visited ICAR - Central lnland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI), Kolkata today for reviewing the institute research and development in drone application for fisheries management.
In an unprecedented move, the government raised the quantum of onion buffer to 5 lakh metric tonne this year, after…
The tomatoes procured by NCCF and NAFED had been retailed, initially, at Rs.90/- per kg and then reduced to Rs.80/- per kg from 16 July.
Amid skyrocketing prices of tomatoes across the country, a farmer in Maharashtra's Pune district claimed to have earned more than Rs 2.8 crore by selling tomatoes.
Sales have already started at several points each in Delhi, NOIDA, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Patna, Muzaffarpur and Arrah through NAFED and NCCF, an official press note said.
This initiative also involves setting up virus indexing labs as per latest protocol for testing of quality planting material.
