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AgenciesRepresentative ImageShortage of product mix variety, high price of CTC brew and failure to leverage geographical indication (GI) tag in the overseas market are among the many reasons that have led to a slowdown in Indian tea exports, traders and planters said on Sunday. In contrast, they felt, Sri Lanka, a major competitor of India […]
AgenciesThe chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has convened a meeting of all trade ministers on July 15 to iron out differences with regard to providing fisheries subsidies, sources said. The aim is to conclude the negotiations soon and after that a text is finalised so that an agreement on fisheries can be reached […]
AgenciesThe chief of the World Trade Organization (WTO) has convened a meeting of all trade ministers on July 15 to iron out differences with regard to providing fisheries subsidies, sources said. The aim is to conclude the negotiations soon and after that a text is finalised so that an agreement on fisheries can be reached […]
The Indian agriculture industry is gearing up for record production volumes in the upcoming Kharif season. Despite a surge in Covid-19 numbers, agricultural produce was not hampered in 2020 and doesn’t seem to be slowing down this year either. The Union government is expecting an increase in demand from the farm sector and is making […]
AgenciesAISTA has revised sugar production to 35 million tonnes
The Maharashtra government on Thursday said farmers who repay crop loan up to Rs 3 lakh regularly will be charged zero per cent interest. A decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray here. Earlier, there was 1 per cent concession in interest rate if crop loan […]
AgenciesHuge growth has been seen in export of cereals with export of non-basmati rice growing by 136.04% to USD 4794.54 million; wheat by 774.17% to USD 549.16 million; and other cereals (millets, maize and other coarse gains) by 238.28% to USD 694.14 million.India’s agriculture exports (including marine and plantation products) have beaten the pandemic registering […]
AgenciesMSPs for crops such as paddy, cotton, jowar, bajra, maize, groundnut, and soyabean have been increased by 4-5% from the rates last year.The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved an increase in the minimum support price (MSP) of several kharif crops, in line with the Centre’s efforts to allay fears over the contentious farm laws. MSPs […]
PTIThe Centre on Wednesday said it has procured a record 418.47 lakh tonnes of wheat so far in the current marketing year that started in April, costing exchequer Rs 82,648 crore. The record procurement of wheat has been achieved amid farmers’ protests at Delhi borders since late November 2020. Farmer unions are demanding a repeal […]
AgenciesFarmer groups have alleged that these laws will end the mandi and MSP procurement systems and leave the farmers at the mercy of big corporates, even as the government has rejected these apprehensions as misplaced.Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said the government is ready to resume talks with protesting farmers but asked […]