Last Updated: Monday, April 6, 2015, 17:44
Facing "mounting" losses due to plummeting potato prices, growers in Punjab on Monday demanded a minimum support price (MSP) for the vegetable and freight subsidy for its transportation to export markets.
Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 20:23
The Odisha government on Friday announced a special assistance of Rs 100 per quintal of paddy for the farmers hit by cyclone Phailin and subsequent floods.
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:57
Backing the government's stance on food subsidy at the WTO, India Inc Wednesday said it is important to ensure legal entitlement of low-cost ration to the poor in order to achieve all-round development.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 13:46
The government on Thursday raised the minimum support price (MSP) for wheat by Rs 50 to Rs 1,400 per quintal to encourage farmers to cover more area under the crop in the ongoing rabi season.
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 20:01
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to approve this Thursday a proposal to raise the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1,400 for the year starting April 2014.
Last Updated: Saturday, July 27, 2013, 18:39
Amid concerns over inflation in agricultural items, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday sought suggestions from economic experts for a solution as he asserted that the "best is yet to come" in the sector.
Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 14:26
Currently, farmers are sowing kharif crops. The announcement of MSP will help farmers decide which crop to sow for better returns.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 23:30
Amid expectations of normal rain, the government approved a hike of Rs 60 in paddy support price (MSP) to Rs 1,310 per quintal in order to encourage farmers to grow more in ongoing kharif season.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 19:22
The government also increased the minimum support price (MSP) of pulses and oilseeds by up to Rs 450 and Rs 320 per quintal, to boost ouput and reduce import dependence.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 11:09
In view of surplus rice stocks, the Agriculture Ministry has proposed a hike of Rs 60 in support price of paddy at Rs 1,310 per quintal for 2013-14.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 19:35
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide a bonus on minimum support price of wheat to the farmers.
Last Updated: Thursday, February 7, 2013, 13:44
The government on Thursday increased this year's minimum support price (MSP) for copra by Rs 150 per quintal for both the crop varieties.
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