Patrika – Online

राजस्थान सहित पड़ोसी राज्य हरियाणा में खरीफ की मुख्य फसल बाजरा अब खेतों से कटाई व निकलाई के बाद घरों व मंडियों में पहुंचने लगा है, पर किसानों के सामने दुविधा यह है कि फिलहाल सरकार की ओर से समर्थन मूल्य पर इसकी दोनों ही राज्यों में खरीद की शुरुआत नहीं की जा रही है। ऐसे में किसान मंडियों में ओने-पौने दामों में बेचने को मजबूर है। पड़ोसी राज्य हरियाणा में बाजरा की समर्थन मूल्य पर खरीद 2350 रुपए प्रति क्विंटल निर्धारित है, लेकिन वहां अभी तक सरकारी की तरफ से बाजरे की सरकारी खरीद शुरू नहीं की है। इसके चलते धारूहेड़ा, रेवाड़ी आदि क्षेत्र के किसानों को सस्ते दामों में व्यापारियों को बाजरा बेचना पड़ ...

The Economic Times – Online

Prices of rice have gone up nearly 5% from Friday as Bangladesh further slashed import duty on rice from 25% to 15.25% to increase imports of the staple. Rice from West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka are exported to Bangladesh. “Prices have suddenly shot up by up to 4% after Bangladesh government announced reduction of duty on import of rice. The neighbouring nation will buy rice from India as well as procure some quantities from Vietnam,” said Suraj Agarwal, CEO of Rice Villa. Bangladesh will import sambha mansoori, sonam and kolam varieties of rice from UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka. Prices of these varieties have already shot up by 3-4% ...

The Indian Express – Online

According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation, the Food Price Index has increased by 30 per cent in the year 2021-22. The last time it had increased in similar proportion was in 2010-11. This phenomenon was one of the factors that led to the Arab Spring. Currently, at a time when the Covid-19 pandemic had already disrupted the food supply chains around the world in 2020, tensions are exacerbated by Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine: Russia and Ukraine represent 27 per cent of the world market for wheat, 16 per cent for corn, 23 per cent for barley, and 53 per cent for sunflower. In peacetime, the Black Sea ports, now blocked, account for ...

Krishi Jagran – Online

Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Agriculture Minister, today inaugurated the National Conference on Agriculture for Rabi Campaign 2022-23 at NASC, Pusa, New Delhi. In his address to the Conference, he stated that according to the 4th Advance Estimates (2021-22), the country’s food grain production is estimated at 3157 lakh tonnes, which is 50 lakh tonnes more than the production of food grain in 2020-21. Total pulse and oilseed production is expected to reach a record 277 and 377 lakh tonnes in 2021-22, respectively. Tomar stated that the Central and State Governments are working together to fulfill their agricultural responsibilities. A great deal of work has been done in the country in terms of production, resulting in ...

Republic World – Online

Farmers in Haryana’s Hisar on September 5 protested against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal who is on a two-day visit to the state in connection with the launch of his party’s “Make India No. 1 Campaign”. Farmers raised slogans against Arvind Kejriwal at the PWD Rest house and demanded an apology from him for holding farmers responsible for pollution. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo had previously blamed Delhi’s rising pollution levels on stubble burning in neighbouring states like Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Arvind Kejriwal also came to talk to the farmers but they were adamant about an apology from him while raising slogans of “Kisan Ekta Zindabad”. Earlier in the day, Kejriwal along with ...