Business Standrad

The Maharashtra Government has accepted the recommendation of the Agriculture Price Commission that it should ensure that accurate data about sowing in the state is collected.

The Telegraph

Alarmed over the deficient rainfall this monsoon, the state government has started working on its contingency plan to safeguard the interests of farmers who would be the worst sufferers in case drought occurs.

Financial Express

Claims made under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the Kharif 2017 stood at Rs 16,000 crore. While Rs 11,000 crore has been paid to farmers, remaining Rs 5,000 crore would be given in the next few days, said senior officials from the ministry of agriculture.

The Pioneer

Keeping in view the ongoing dairy farmers protest in Maharashtra and increasing domestic demand in Karnataka, Bihar and Rajasthan, the Centre has increased import duty on whey milk powder from 30 per cent to 40 per cent.

UNI

Suicides by farmers is a matter of concern and to prevent that the government had introduced several schemes for farmers, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare said in the Rajya Sabha here on Friday while answering questions on farmers suicides during the Question Hour.

The Times of India

The Punjab government claimed on Friday that there has been a 45% drop in stubble burning cases in the state during the 2017 paddy harvesting season as compared to 2016. “This fact came to light at a high-level meeting under the chairmanship of Union environment secretary C K Mishra. Senior officers of the state agriculture and environment departments said there were 80,879 cases of stubble burning during 2016 paddy season while only 43,814 cases reported in 2017 season, which are 45% less than 2016,” a state government spokesman said here