Business Standard Nabard’s deputy managing director, H R Dave, says their aim is to give RuPay cards to 34 million farmers. “Generally, farmers buy seeds, fertiliser, and other farming related things on cash or credit. By providing RuPay cards, they will also be able to go cashless soon,” he said.

The Indian Express

But the moment we moved to mixed caste villages, the story was different. Padmacharan Parida, a middle farmer with seven acres of farmland in Haripur village in Nayagarh, had employed 34 workers to harvest his paddy; he owed them Rs 12,600 in wages. He took a long bus ride to his bank to withdraw this. He was turned away twice. The third time, the bank gave him Rs 3,000.

The Hindu Business Line

Pulses, wheat and oilseeds sowing in the on-going rabi season have picked up pace and out-stripped average acreage of the previous five years, as per the Agriculture Ministry’s latest sowing data (till December 23) circulated on Friday. Sowing of rice and coarse cereals, however, remain lower than the average acreage in the previous five years (normal of the corresponding week).

The Economic Times

The acreage under rabi crops increased by 7% in the last one week, data from the agriculture ministry shows. Till Friday, rabi crop planting was completed on 554.91 lakh hectares, up from 519.27 lakh hectares at the end of the previous week.

Anupam Bharat Nakshatra Jyoti

Angul the agriculture officer had shown the crop cuttings new technology to farmers. Nearly 30 farmers had taken the training at the agriculture research center.. The farmer must utilize the benefits of govt schemes.

The Hindu

Scanty rainfall has made our life miserable as we have lost all our crops. Kindly waive our loan which will give us some relief.” This was the earnest request by farmers to the Cabinet sub-committee on drought, headed by Minister for Large-Scale Industries R.V. Deshpande.