Media Monitor
Agriculture Industry
No plan to lift ban on onion exports despite falling mandi pricesedit
Despite reports of sharp fall in onion prices across key mandis, the government is taking a cautious approach, with no immediate pan to lift the ban on exports of the key vegetable imposed last month. Official sources told FE that there was an assessment of onion supply situation in the country recently, there was consensus that revoking onion exports ban may not be feasible at current circumstances.
Paddy in India
Paddy procurement in Chhattisgarh jumps after Assembly election resultsedit
Paddy procurement in Chhattisgarh picked up pace after the Assembly election results were declared last month and the state is on course to meet its target of purchasing 13 million tonnes (MT) from farmers at minimum support price (MSP) during the Kharif marketing season 2023-24. The paddy procurement started on November 1, last year, and will continue till January 31, 2024.
Stubble Burning
More stubble trouble in Punjab: Fires fewer but area affected moreedit
Punjab has touted the fact that the number of farm fires came down from 49,922 in 2022 to 36,623 last year, a fall of 26% in a pollution source blamed for the national capital’s poor air in October and November, but it now emerges that stubble on 19 lakh hectares was burnt in 2023, an increase of 26% over the stubble on 15 lakh hectares burnt in 2022.