Pvt sector purchases surge as wheat procurement nears end in Punjab
By Gurpreet Singh Nibber The wheat procurement season for the current rabi season in Punjab is nearing its end, with
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Procurement
Wheat procurement crosses 29 MT, highest in four years
By Sandip Das The government’s wheat procurement by agencies—Food Corporation of India (FCI) and various state procurement bodies—for the 2025–26 rabi marketing season
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Biometric screening must for MSP purchases of pulses, oil seeds from next kharif season
By Sandip Das The agriculture ministry has made biometric face authentication and use of point of sale (PoS) machines mandatory
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Explained: Why farmers prefer growing rice and wheat
By Harish Damodaran Farmers, like all businessmen, are rational and risk-averse. Everything else being the same, they will choose to
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Despite record production, government wheat procurement in Punjab falls short of 2024 figures
by Anju Agnihotri Chaba Although Punjab has witnessed a bumper wheat crop this year, with the highest-ever productivity per hectare, the
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With wheat, U.P. to also collect 88L quintals of bhoosa
By Brajendra K Parashar Alongside the routine annual wheat procurement at the minimum support price (MSP) from farmers in Uttar
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Telangana: Harvested paddy still waiting at procurement centres in erstwhile Karimnagar
By Raghu Paithari Nearly half of the paddy harvested and brought to paddy procurement centres is yet to be procured
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Expedite wheat lifting in six border districts: Punjab to FCI
By Ruchika Khanna In the wake of the escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, a concerted effort has now
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Punjab: Arhtiyas raise concerns over ‘slow’ wheat lifting
By Ashok Kaura Naresh Bhardwaj, president of the Arhtiya Association, Kapurthala, and former Chairman of the Phagwara Market Committee, raised
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Climate change reshapes Uttarakhand agriculture, pulses stay resilient: Report
By Ashutosh Mishra Pulses and spices are emerging as the backbone of hill agriculture in Uttarakhand, as farmers adapt to
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