Tag: Paddy

Paddy sowing in full swing in Kashmir

Rice is the staple crop of Kashmir where several varieties of paddy are produced. The aromatic mushk budji is the native variety of rice in Kashmir.

June 5, 2023

Arambagh apple farmers enjoy good yield of experimental varieties

The research on Apple farming has now made it possible to bring in a variety of apple saplings which can thrive at lower altitudes in the plains, under normal climatic conditions.

May 14, 2023

Paddy worth Rs 47,644 cr bought at MSP benefitting 13.5 lakh farmers

Paddy procurement for Kharif marketing season 2022-23 (October-September) is progressing smoothly in 13 States/Union Territories -- Punjab, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, J-K, Kerala, Telangana, Haryana, and Tamil Nadu with purchase of over 231 lakh tonne.

November 12, 2022

Free bio-decomposer spray to prevent stubble burning in Delhi

Development Minister Gopal Rai said free bio-decomposer will be sprayed by the government in all the Basmati and non-Basmati paddy fields inside Delhi.

September 8, 2022

Punjab Cabinet approves Rs 1500 per acre incentive for farmers for sowing paddy through ‘direct seeding’

This step would be instrumental in saving nearly about 15 to 20 per cent water as compared to the conventional puddling (kaddu) method during the life cycle of crops, an official spokesperson said.

May 18, 2022

Paddy trucks from Andhra denied entry into Telangana

With authorities in Telangana commencing paddy procurement from farmers, trucks with paddy coming from Andhra Pradesh were denied entry into the state on Friday.

April 15, 2022

Paddy traders want agricultural marketing dept to withdraw 0.5 per cent levy

"After deduction of levy, in a major paddy growing district like Burdwan East, a farmer ultimately earns Rs 1450 per Quintal of production." The state, meanwhile hasn't altered the rate of levy over the years despite amendments in the respective Acts linked to agricultural commodity trading.

January 29, 2022

FCI procures more than 2 lakh quintal paddy from HP farmers

The official informed that the FCI has bought paddy of farmers through Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee at nine procurement centers in the state.

November 25, 2021

UP: Decomposed bodies of missing youth, minor girl found in paddy field

The youth's father lodged a complaint with the police stating that the girl's father and brother had thrashed his son while the girl's father filed a complaint stating that the youth had eloped with her minor daughter.

October 20, 2021

Kharif paddy procurement target set at 77 lakh metric tonnes in Odisha

The State Government will procure paddy during Kharif and Rabi seasons separately within the KMS. Paddy will be procured from registered farmers by payment of Minimum Support Price (MSP).

October 12, 2021

BJD puts paddy non-procurement ball in centre’s court

A delegation of BJD MPs met Union Food and Civil Supplies Minister Piyush Goyal at Delhi and raised the issue submitting the major problems faced by the state in terms of paddy procurement.

March 16, 2021

No change in date of paddy transplantation: Punjab CM

The Chief Minister said he would soon convene an all-party meeting to evolve a comprehensive strategy to arrest the reckless use of groundwater in the state, and to change the cropping pattern to ensure water conservation.

August 5, 2019

Overdue outreach

More than all Rahul Gandhi’s ranting about corruption in the Rafale acquisition, the chowkidar being a chor etc, what hurt the Modi-Shah duo was their making light of farm woes, and a skewed belief that higher minimum support prices (MSPs) would suffice.

December 30, 2018

Incessant rains: INLD seeks Rs 25,000 per acre compensation

Addressing a Press conference, senior INLD leader and leader of Opposition in Assembly, Abhay Singh Chautala asked the government to immediately order ‘girdawari’ to assess the damage caused to the paddy and other crops.

September 29, 2018

Odisha House Committee to meet Prez over paddy MSP

BJP members skip meet, Odisha demands MSP of Rs 2930 as cost of production is Rs 2344 per quintal.

July 14, 2018

MSP hike a cruel joke: Punjab Congress

Terming the marginal increase of minimum support price (MSP) of cotton and paddy by Union Government as a “cruel joke”, Punjab Congress on Thursday said the stand taken by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on this issue has also exposed this party’s anti-farmer face. The SAD had on Tuesday hailed the BJP-led NDA government’s decision...

July 5, 2018

Rs 200 hike in paddy MSP upsets all

BJD had demanded Rs 2,930 per quintal considering the production cost and BJP’s pre-poll promise in 2014.

July 5, 2018