The partnership is for a period of four years till April 2022 with the prime objective of increasing net returns from farming through reduction in costs of production and increasing productivity of major crops in each of the identified district.
Through this agreement, KisanKraft plans to sell aerobic rice seeds to farmers all over India through its dealer network.
The Agriculture ministry expects foodgrain production to touch a record 277.49 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year.
As it has very limited shelf-life, the state is on the verge of incurring financial losses to the tune of at least Rs 1,000 crore as rotten tur will have to be thrown away since it won't be of any use
The decision to increase the MSP for fair average quality of raw jute to Rs 3,700/ quintal for 2018-19 season from Rs 3,500/ quintal was taken at the meeting of CCEA.
The agriculture ministry will soon bring a proposal before the Cabinet for improving lending to small and marginal farmers based on the recommendations of the Sarangi committee.
Paswan added that it was not necessary all suggestions will be implemented, and that another round of meetings could take place.
The inter-mandi trade will facilitate more competition among trader and more choices to farmers, say agriculture ministry officials.
The agriculture secretary said normal monsoon forecast by the weather office was a shot in the arm for the sector and good for the agriculture economy.
UP owes Rs 8,869 crore of the total outstanding arrears of around Rs 19,246 crore, said officials, who did not wish to be identified.
The major producers -- Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka -- have so far produced 104.98 lakh tonnes, 104.8 lakh tonnes and 36.3 lakh tonnes, the data showed.
Faced with an "unusual situation" arising out of the political crisis in the north Bengal hills last year, the industry lost about 70 per cent of its annual production.
The Jai Kisan Andolan, launched by Yogendra Yadav founded Swaraj Abhiyan, has gleaned this crop of data based on an expected production of 1,110 lakh quintals of chana and an MSP of Rs 4,400/ quintal.
From 1997 to 2017, there were 10 neutral years during which the monsoon varied between 88% of average (drought) to 106% (above normal).
All this in Maharashtra state which is among the top growers of perishables, milk, grains and cotton in India. Imagine what it is like elsewhere in the country.
The weather office expects clear skies for a few days but another weather system is heading for the hilly states of northern India early next week.
The plenary session of the conference highlighted that policy formation was necessary to protect the marine and estuarine ecosystem and the fishery resources.
Currently, FDI is prohibited in manufacturing of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco substitutes. However, it is permitted in technology collaboration in any form.
With production estimated to rise to a record 29.5 million tonnes in the 2017-18 marketing year, the govt has already doubled import duty to 100 per cent and scrapped 20 per cent export duty.
