Tag: Paddy
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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 …
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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 -
Odisha government rejected central government’s relaxation
Odisha government today rejected the central government’s relaxation of quality norms for procurement of paddy under the Minimum Support Price (MSP) as it was linked to reduction of the procurement price. State Food Minister Suryanarayan Patro said even though the central government has relaxed the Fair Average Quality (FAQ) specifications for the purpose of paddy …
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February 14, 2018 -
Crops to Ashes
Odisha, as a predominantly rural state, now confronts an agrarian crisis. Not that there has been a shortfall in production after a spell of drought; the plight of the peasantry has deepened with the burning of the standing paddy crop ~ infested with pests ~ in the relatively backward western and southern districts. In the …
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November 8, 2017