Intercropping model can multiply sugarcane farmers’ income: Yogi
He said, “This model has the capacity not just to double but to ‘multiply manifold’ the income of sugarcane farmers.”
He said, “This model has the capacity not just to double but to ‘multiply manifold’ the income of sugarcane farmers.”
The mission aims to increase pulses production to 350 lakh tonnes by 2030-31, expand the area under pulses to 310 lakh hectares, and raise yield to 1130 kg/ha
The NITI Aayog report projected that domestic supply will reach 30.59 MT by 2030 and 45.79 MT by 2047 under a business-as-usual scenario. However, with strategic interventions, output could climb to 48.44 MT by 2030 and 63.64 MT by 2047.
Backed by targeted support and subsidies, Uttar Pradesh is witnessing a sharp rise in the cultivation of oilseeds and pulses.
In a bid to ensure food price stability and strengthen food security, the Uttar Pradesh government has intensified efforts to boost the production of pulses and oilseeds—two essential staples in every Indian kitchen.
Procurement of pulses at the MSP by the Centre is in full swing with the approval for continuation of the integrated Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aay Sanrakshan Abhiyan (PM-AASHA) Scheme during the 15th Finance Commission cycle up to 2025-26 to help farmers get higher prices for their produce, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare said on Monday.
India’s retail inflation easing to a five-month low of 4.31 per cent in January presents a significant moment for economic policy.
The sowing of Rabi crops has surpassed 640 lakh hectares, according to a press release issued by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare on the progress of area coverage as of today.
The total area under pulses has been reported at 139.81 lakh ha while 53.55 lakh ha area has been sown under shri anna & coarse cereals and 96.82 lakh ha area has been covered under oilseeds.
The easing of inflation reflects a steadily declining trend after having touched a 14-month high of 6.21 per cent in October. CPI inflation had declined to 5.48 per cent in November.
