The Economic Times

The hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of kharif crops announced by the Narendra Modi-led government is all set to impact international price of rice and cotton—items topping list of agricultural commodities exported from the country. The hike is expected to firm up cotton prices in India, largest exporter of natural fibre, and reflect in global market soon, feel traders.

The Times of India

Farmers have been struggling to safeguard their crops from pests and insects by taking up various methods using either organic or chemical pesticides or sometimes using a combination of both.

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The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meeting has been scheduled for 10.50 am on Wednesday, to approve the support price of Kharif crops, and the MSP for paddy is likely to rise sharply by Rs 200 to Rs 1,750 per quintal to honour the budget announcement to ensure that farmers get at least 1.5 times of the production cost.

The Indian Express

Following the Centre’s move to hike the minimum support price (MSP) for paddy by Rs 200 per quintal Wednesday, shares of companies related to the agriculture sector jumped by up to 15 per cent.The MSP announcement also resulted in gains for the broader market as the benchmark Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange rose by nearly 200 points after the announcement came and closed the day with gains of 0.75 per cent or 266 points at 35,645.

Deccan Chronicle

Madras high court has ordered notice on a petition which sought direction to Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to conduct re-examination of All India Entrance Examination for Admission (AIEEA) 2018, for courses in agriculture, held online on June 22 and 23.

UNI

Farmers of Tripura learnt a lot about livestock farming from workshop on Indian Livestock Farming and Use of biotechnology, organized at headquarter (HQ) of the ICAR in Meghalaya, Barapani, said a farmer of Tripura Biswajit Majumder who was present in the workshop from Tripura.

Nasscom Community

By 2050, almost 10 billion is the projected world’s population furthering agricultural demand as part of the economic growth. This raises innumerable questions like can we meet the required production increase with the scarce water and land resources in the face of drastic global climatic changes already plaguing the world?

The New Indian Express

The agriculture department estimated that 61 lakh hectares of land will be cultivated in Kharif and Rabi seasons for 2018-19 and the department made arrangements accordingly.

The New Indian Express

Even as the Centre has increased the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for several agriculture products, the State government is of the view that the hike is not matching with the proposals sent by it. Further, the government observed that the Centre should take the responsibility of procuring agriculture produce apart from announcing MSP.The Centre on Wednesday announced the MSP for various crops. However, the State government, which has already sent proposals to the Centre on MSP after estimating the cost of cultivation and production, said that MSP announced by the Centre for various crops is lower than that recommended by it.

UNI

Poorer countries with rising populations and scarce natural resources are likely to be “increasingly dependent” on imports to feed their people, according to an annual report jointly compiled by the United Nations food agency.