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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha

BARGARH : Amid widespread discontentment among farmers over introduction of grain analyser machines in the kharif procurementseason, a delegation of Jay Kisan Andolan on Friday visited several mandis located in the bordering areas of Chhattisgarh to understand the paddy purchase system of the neighbouring state. The delegation comprised senior farmer leader Siba Prasad Pradhan, Jai Kisan Andolan’s district president Sushil …

Odisha Farmers Procurement Paddy Grain Chhattisgarh Bargarh

1 month, 2 weeks ago

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre

The Hindu

Amid complaints and protests by farmers’ organisations in Punjab that paddy procurement from the State has been delayed, the Centre said on Saturday that the Food Corporation of India and the State agencies have procured 120.67 lakh metric tonnes paddy from the State. The Centre said so far 6.58 lakh farmers in the State have received the benefits of procurement …

Procurement Paddy 2024 State Centre Fci Paddy Procurement

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo

Hindustan Times

At a time when the farmers are supposed to be getting their fields ready for wheat sowing, they are grappling to sell their produce in the mandis. “One member of my family was constantly sitting in the grain market to guard the produce.” Inderjeet Singh of Asin Majra village said while he is at the grain market, his 18-year-old son …

Procurement Patiala Bathinda Grain Singh Rice Millers Produce

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Mandis wear deserted look amid arhtiya stir

Hindustan Times

The grain markets across the district wore a deserted look on Tuesday even as paddy procurement began in the state. During his visit to the Doraha grain market, the DC said farmers had begun bringing their crops from October 8 last year and expressed optimism that they will resume soon. Arhtiya association president Harbans Singh Rosha said their long-pending demands …

Grain Crops Rosha Deserted Look Mandis Wear

9 months ago

Wheat procurement : Haryana to set up round-the-clock nakas in border districts

Hindustan Times

Ahead of the massive wheat procurement season starting from April 1 across 417 purchase centres, Haryana’s food, civil supplies and consumer affairs department on Friday requested the director general of police to set up round-the-clock nakas in all the border districts and instructed deputy commissioners “to closely monitor procurement operations” to ensure seamless arrival, purchase and lifting of foodgrains. To …

Food Civil Districts Haryana Consumer Affairs Wheat Procurement

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Farmers in Odisha agitate over delay in procurement of paddy by govt centres

Deccan Chronicle

Bhubaneswar: Despite the Odisha farmers drawing the attention of Governor Raghubar Das to their problems, including delay in paddy procurement at the government-run mandis or procurement centres, they continue to battle the same plights. On Thursday, farmers at Tarabhata mandi at Borigumma in Koraput district on Thursday staged a dharna demanding procurement of their kharif paddy by the state government. …

Farmers Paddy Mandi

1 year, 2 months ago

Amid tardy paddy lifting, glut-like situation in mandis of Haryana

Hindustan Times

Though farmers are arriving in huge numbers with truckloads of paddy, authorities are not able to match pace in terms of lifting of the grain, leading to a glut-like situation in the mandis of the northern districts of Haryana. As per the Haryana food, civil supplies department, 6.69 lakh MT of non-basmati paddy has arrived in the state’s mandis. As …

Farmers Grain Mandi Paddy Procured Mandis Karnal Haryana

1 year, 3 months ago

Procurement of bajra starts in Haryana

Hindustan Times

After the farmers of the state demanded early procurement of bajra as the prices of the Kharif crop in the open market were hovering around ₹1,800 to ₹1,900 per quintal, the Haryana government started the procurement process in 35 mandis of four districts on Saturday, just eight days ahead of the scheduled period of October 1. Bhiwani grain market supervisor …

Farmers Haryana Bajra Bhiwani

1 year, 7 months ago

Govt agencies procure 56.04 lakh MT wheat from Haryana mandis

Hindustan Times

As the wheat harvesting nears end, the overall procurement in Haryana has reached 56.04 lakh metric tonnes against the target of 75 lakh MT fixed by the Food Corporation of India. Officials associated with the procurement operations said total 57.79 lakh MT wheat has reached the mandis of Haryana till Thursday evening and as the arrival has dipped to around …

Haryana Wheat Procurement Lakh Govt Agencies Overall Procure

1 year, 8 months ago

Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year

Hindustan Times

Amid the Haryana government’s claims of a good yield despite unseasonal rains in the harvesting season, the state is set to miss its procurement target for the second consecutive year. As per figures, government agencies have so far procured 58.59 lakh MT wheat from 408 mandis and procurement centres of the Haryana till date. As per information, government agencies had …

Haryana Wheat Procurement Lakh Figures Mandi Msp

1 year, 8 months ago

Wheat procurement: ₹932 cr disbursed to farmers in Haryana so far, claims CM Khattar

Hindustan Times

Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government has disbursed a sum of ₹932 crore to about 81,000 farmers for wheat procurement. Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said the state government has disbursed a sum of ₹ 932 crore to about 81,000 farmers for wheat procurement. He said the state government is committed …

Farmers Haryana Wheat Procurement State Khattar Wheat Procurement

1 year, 8 months ago

Slow procurement, lifting in Haryana mandis irks farmers

Hindustan Times

Annoyed by slow procurement and tardy lifting of wheat in most mandis in Haryana has left farmers a harried lot. The farmers in the Kaithal district held a protest alleging that their wheat was not being procured by government agencies on the minimum support price. Khattar, Hooda and Dalal visit Gharaunda mandi Gharaunda grain market in Karnal district witnessed back-to-back …

Farmers Haryana Wheat Procurement Minister Grain Visit

1 year, 8 months ago

Central teams land in Punjab, collect 55 samples to assess grain damage

Hindustan Times

Eight teams of scientists from the Union ministry of food and public distribution on Friday visited mandis across Punjab to assess the quality of wheat grain arriving for purchase by the state government agencies. “The ministry has sent the teams after the state government raised a red flag for allowing relaxation in grain quality at the time of procurement,” an …

Quality Wheat Ludhiana Punjab Ferozepur Grain Sangrur

1 year, 8 months ago

Wheat arrival begins on slow note in food bowl Punjab

Hindustan Times

Wheat harvesting began on a slow note in Punjab on Thursday. The procurement of wheat started on April 1 in the state, with 1,872 mandis and procurement centres opened by the food and civil supplies department. Initially, the state food department had made arrangements for 135 lakh tonne wheat and arranged cash credit limit of ₹ 29,000 crore from the …

Food Wheat Procurement State Department Punjab Grain

1 year, 9 months ago

Nafed Begins Onion Procurement from 3 Mandis in Gujarat from Today

News 18

Cooperative Nafed will start procurement of kharif onion in Gujarat from Thursday from three mandis to provide relief to farmers, as prices have crashed in the wholesale markets, according to the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry. Nafed will begin onion procurement from Bhavnagar, Gondal and Porbandar mandis in Gujarat from March 9. Nafed will procure kharif onion to address the …

Gujarat Cent Onion Nafed Mandis

3 years, 7 months ago

Haryana Minister Explains How State is Making Direct Cash Transfer to Farmers Possible During COVID

News 18

Amid the rapid spread of COVID-19, Haryana has been at the forefront of fighting this challenge. Under his leadership, the state government has documented and digitized the records of all farmer families through the revolutionary Parivar Pehchan Patra, which ensures that the payment for crop procurement directly reaches Haryana’s farmers. Doubling farmers’ income is the stated goal of our Prime …

Farmers Haryana Procurement Crop State Season Direct

3 years, 8 months ago

Slow lifting leads to glut-like situation at Haryana mandis

Hindustan Times

Even as the harvesting of wheat is on peak in Haryana, the slow pace of lifting has created a glut-like situation in most mandis in northern districts of state and forcing the authorities to impose restrictions on arrival of wheat in 18 mandis in these districts for the next 24 hours. Heaps of wheat can be seen at the mandis …

Haryana Wheat Karnal Procurement Operations Mandis

3 years, 11 months ago

‘If APMC mandis go, MSP will vanish’

The Hindu

E ven if the government wouldhave everyone believe that the farmers’ protest has no basis, the experience of people involved in the sector has been otherwise. Around 12 per cent of farmers left farming altogether. Eighty-six per cent of Indian farmers have less than two hectares; 67 per cent of them have less than one hectare. Assuming that 94 per …

India Bihar Farmers States Indian Haryana Food Security

4 years, 2 months ago

Data | In 68% sale instances, crops sold below MSP in mandis

The Hindu

Amid protests against the three farm laws, the government began procurement of Kharif crops at the Minimum Support Price. An analysis of 10 crops sold in the last one month in the mandis shows that in 68% of instances, crops were sold below the MSP. Even in the case of paddy, which is procured in significant quantity, the selling price …

States Sale Price Paddy Sold Msp Instances Crops

4 years, 2 months ago

Farmers protest overnight blocking Ambala-Hisar road

Hindustan Times

Ambala Scores of farmers associated with the Bharatiya Kisan Union continue to block the Ambala-Hisar highway with their tractors and trolleys, in protest against the non-procurement of paddy at mandis. The protests had started about 10am on Wednesday, with the protesters staying put at the dharna even for the night outside the Ambala City grain market, blocking the major road. …

Hisar Protest Overnight

4 years, 2 months ago

Prior Registration Must for Farmers Bringing Produce from Outside for Procurement, Says Haryana Govt Official

News 18

Prior registration on a Haryana government portal is a must for farmers from outside the state bringing their produce for procurement in government-run 'mandis', a senior state government official said on Tuesday. In the wake of reports that some farmers from neighbouring Uttar Pradesh were not allowed to sell their paddy crop at government-run 'mandis' in Karnal district a few …

Farmers

4 years, 2 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Who gains and who loses from the farm Bills?

The Hindu

The story so far: Farmers have taken to the streets, protesting against three Bills on agriculture market reforms that were passed by Parliament last week and will become laws once they are signed by the President. Opposition parties and farmers groups across the political spectrum have expressed concern that the laws could corporatise agriculture, threaten the current mandi network and …

Farmers States Haryana Procurement Punjab Centre Mandi

4 years, 4 months ago

Haryana plans to switch over to machine-driven procurement

Hindustan Times

Before the paddy harvesting season sets in, Haryana government is actively planning to gradually switch from manual to machine-driven procurement of food grains and overcome the looming risk of labour shortage induced by the coronavirus disease. HT Image In what is being seen a first firm step towards mechanisation of procurement process, Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board has mooted a …

Labour Haryana Procurement Hsamb

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Bargarh farmers want Chhattisgarh’s paddy purchase model in Odisha

Paddy procurement in Punjab going on smoothly, says Centre

Mandis full: Wheat sowing set to be delayed as paddy harvesting in slo-mo

Ludhiana: Mandis wear deserted look amid arhtiya stir

Wheat procurement : Haryana to set up round-the-clock nakas in border districts

Farmers in Odisha agitate over delay in procurement of paddy by govt centres

Amid tardy paddy lifting, glut-like situation in mandis of Haryana

Procurement of bajra starts in Haryana

Govt agencies procure 56.04 lakh MT wheat from Haryana mandis

Haryana set to miss its wheat procurement target this year

Wheat procurement: ₹932 cr disbursed to farmers in Haryana so far, claims CM Khattar

Slow procurement, lifting in Haryana mandis irks farmers

Central teams land in Punjab, collect 55 samples to assess grain damage

Wheat arrival begins on slow note in food bowl Punjab

Nafed Begins Onion Procurement from 3 Mandis in Gujarat from Today

Haryana Minister Explains How State is Making Direct Cash Transfer to Farmers Possible During COVID

Slow lifting leads to glut-like situation at Haryana mandis

‘If APMC mandis go, MSP will vanish’

Data | In 68% sale instances, crops sold below MSP in mandis

Farmers protest overnight blocking Ambala-Hisar road

Prior Registration Must for Farmers Bringing Produce from Outside for Procurement, Says Haryana Govt Official

The Hindu Explains | Who gains and who loses from the farm Bills?

Haryana plans to switch over to machine-driven procurement