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Restore incentive for cashew exports: Tamil Nadu Cashew Processors and Exporters Association

Restore incentive for cashew exports: Tamil Nadu Cashew Processors and Exporters Association

Representational image. File | Photo Credit: SS Kumar The Tamil Nadu Cashew Processors and Exporters Association (TNCPEA) has urged the…
From soaps to lip balms: How demand for donkey milk has kicked off a farming revolution in Tiruchi district

From soaps to lip balms: How demand for donkey milk has kicked off a farming revolution in Tiruchi district

J Raju with donkeys at the Aindhinai Farmer Producer Company farm. , Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT J Raju, an advocate-turned-agricultural…
Manipur to compensate farmers hit by ethnic violence with ₹38-crore package

Manipur to compensate farmers hit by ethnic violence with ₹38-crore package

The total income loss for the State in the farm sector during the violence was estimated at ₹226.5 crore. File…
Ahead of Telangana elections, Turmeric Board constituted

Ahead of Telangana elections, Turmeric Board constituted

A view of an Indian turmeric market. , Photo Credit: The Hindu The Centre on Wednesday notified the constitution of…
Govt hikes wheat MSP by ₹150 per quintal to ₹2,275/quintal for 2024-25: I&B minister

Govt hikes wheat MSP by ₹150 per quintal to ₹2,275/quintal for 2024-25: I&B minister

Union Minister Anurag Thakur addresses the media during cabinet briefing, in New Delhi, on Oct. 18, 2023. | Photo Credit:…
Centre raises minimum support prices for Rabi crops, farmers unhappy

Centre raises minimum support prices for Rabi crops, farmers unhappy

Fertilizers and diesel prices have increased,” said All India Kisan Saba leader from Rajasthan Amra Ram. “Production is decreasing due…
Cabinet approves ₹22,303 cr subsidy on P&K fertilisers for Rabi crop season

Cabinet approves ₹22,303 cr subsidy on P&K fertilisers for Rabi crop season

Union Minister Anurag Thakur addresses the media during cabinet briefing, in New Delhi, on October 25, 2023. | Photo Credit:…
Pulses a worry even as kharif grain output may rise 1.5-4%

Pulses a worry even as kharif grain output may rise 1.5-4%

Output of pulses, some coarse cereals and the key oilseed – groundnut could hit a three-year low this kharif season,…
Government imposes minimum export price of $800 per tonne on onion till December 31

Government imposes minimum export price of $800 per tonne on onion till December 31

A vegetable vendor arranging onions and other vegetables at a local market in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: Sushil…
India’s smaller rice crop paves way for prolonged export curbs

India’s smaller rice crop paves way for prolonged export curbs

For the first time in eight years, India’s rice output is expected to drop this year, raising the prospect that…