The Financial Express – Online

Analysts say the prospects are bright, given that the rules allow the seller (farmer) to set his own price (within a defined band) for selling the crops.

The Sentinel – Online

The economy of Assam is primarily agrarian and therefore increasing the purchasing capacity of the farmers is critical to revival of the economy. Procurement of marketable surplus paddy is the most effective channel of putting more money in the hands of the farmers. Ironically, the procurement of paddy by Food Corporation of India (FCI) or the state agencies has been abysmally low even though Assam figures among the top ten rice producing states in India.

Times Now News – Online

While the countrywide lockdown brought most economic activities to a grinding halt in urban areas, rural India continued to be normal in view of exemptions from restrictions allowed to farmers to conduct farming operations, including harvesting and transporting their produce to grain markets. These exemptions helped to maintain continuity in the supply chain, especially in view of the harvesting and sowing season. Food Corporation of India and State Governments carried out massive procurement of rabi crops, mainly wheat.

News Click – Online

Incessant rains in the last four days has led to flood like the situation in several parts of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. As India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted rainfall till the end of August, thousands of people have been evacuated from low lying areas in East and West Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh. Meanwhile, farmers in Telangana are staring at huge crop losses as thousands of acres of farmland are submerged.