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FCI and state agencies have already procured 88.65 LMT of fortified rice for supply and distribution. (Pixabay via IE)

Centre approves scheme to distribute fortified rice under govt programmes

The entire cost of rice fortification of about Rs 2,700 crore per annum and would be borne by the central…

April 8, 2022 16:09 IST

“Efforts towards adoption of regenerating agricultural practices by farmers would be suitably incentivised through this unique initiative,” Ashok Kumar Singh, director, IARI, said. Singh said that this programme could create a market for carbon trading for Indian farmers.

Environmentally sustainable agriculture: Rice farmers to get incentives through carbon credit

Carbon credits from farmers can be purchased by those industries, especially aviation, mining or manufacturers of fertiliser, who are not…

April 7, 2022 01:30 IST

Supreme Court-appointed panel wants MSP purchases capped, limited to rice and wheat

The three-member committee also recommended that mandi fees charged by Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) be withdrawn to reduce the…

March 22, 2022 00:30 IST

Maize exports surge, April-January shipments up 29% over whole of FY22

India has been the world’s largest rice exporter in the last decade – export earnings stood at a record $8.7…

March 21, 2022 05:15 IST

The paddy marketing season begins from October and runs through September. (File)

Centre’s paddy procurement reaches 606.19 lakh tonne in 2021-22 season

During the 2020-21 marketing season, the government procured 895.83 lakh tonne of paddy at a MSP value of Rs 1,69,133.26…

January 24, 2022 19:42 IST

Paddy procurement at MSP up 18% at 614 lakh tonnes valuing nearly Rs 1.16 lakh crore

“In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as…

February 6, 2021 21:35 IST

Your rice may not come from one of top 10 producing states if govt’s first-of-a-kind plan works

The chief minister of Haryana said that this a unique scheme in the country and Haryana would be the first…

Updated: May 22, 2019 13:00 IST

rice price, price of rice, Rice at MSP, Kharif crops, Indian economy, kharif, Minimum support price, CCEA

Rs 40,000 crore irregularities in govt paddy procurement/milling: CAG

CAG today alleged irregularities to the tune of a staggering Rs 40,564 crore in procurement and milling of paddy meant…

Updated: December 8, 2015 20:14 IST

Cabinet hikes paddy MSP by Rs 50 to Rs 1,410/quintal for 2015-16

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today increased the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 50 to…

Updated: June 17, 2015 16:07 IST

Paddy prices plummet as Iran goes slow on imports

Despondency is writ large on Kuldeep Singh’s face as the boli (auction) for the paddy…

November 11, 2014 00:23 IST

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