Farmers' body seeks revision of Centre's MSP for crops
All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) wants the central government to put on hold its MSP announcement until it revises it in consultation with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha.
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Crop diversification, digital marketplaces, liberal agri-export policy to boost farmer income
The ICRIER researchers point out that the potential for increasing farmers' incomes lies primarily in animal husbandry and pisciculture.
How to empower women farmers to unlock agri economy
In India's rural villages, many women are often overlooked when it comes to securing a plausible income from their family's farmlands.
Is it unfair for farmers to demand a guaranteed higher price?
Historic fall in farm households’ income in 2022-23 points to the agrarian crisis which calls for multipronged policy responses
India to WTO: For food security, find permanent solution to public stockholding
India believes WTO's farm subsidy rules could limit its ability to purchase food at government-set prices, as part of its public stockholding programmes for food security purposes.
Budget 2024: Crop insurance outlay on the rise
Crop insurance budgeted to increase by 41% from 2023 expenditure; 4 crore farmers benefit
Fertiliser, labour cost biggest challenge for Indian farmer: Bayer
42% of smallholder farmers expect changing weather to reduce their crop yields
Agri Takes the Digital Driveway
Accelerator fund for agri start-ups, digital public infrastructure for the farm sector, higher agri-credit allocation — digitisation is the way to go.
Centre to provide interest subsidy of 1.5% on short-term farm loans
The interest subvention will be applicable for lending short-term agri-loans up to ₹3 lakh to farmers; government has made budgetary provisions of ₹34,856 crore under the scheme.
Centre forms expert panel to make MSP more effective
The committee will also look into zero budget-based farming and explore the possibilities of changing crop patterns
