Farmers in Nellore district are making hay while the sun shines as the market price of paddy has gone up thanks to high demand for non-basmati rice from abroad. The farmers faced problems in selling paddy during rabi due to relatively high moisture content in their produce as the millers took additional 10% more paddy on this count then. A …
Patna: The prolonged l l ockdown due to COVID-19 has posed a serious problem for farmers in Bihar, as it has restricted their movement and led to a shortage of labourers to harvest their ripe Rabi crops. “As this is the harvest season of rabi crops, the farmers and agricultural labourers are required to go to their fields for harvesting…they …
