Nafed's MSP procurement in Pune's Junnar offers relief to soybean growers hit by erratic rains. 70 tonnes bought at Rs 5,328/quintal, ensuring fair prices. Learn how this intervention countered distress sales.
Karnal Police book 7, including former secretary of Gharaunda market committee, in a major paddy procurement scam for 2022-23. FIR reveals bogus receipts & fake farmer details. Read the full investigation.
A major paddy procurement scam in Haryana exposed! Bikes and cars were fraudulently shown transporting grain from mandis to mills. Read the shocking details of the Rs 25 crore fraud.
Ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda cites NCRB data showing a 186% spike in corruption cases. He details a massive paddy procurement scam worth crores and warns of Haryana's alarming debt crisis. Read the full expose.
BKU leader Rattan Mann calls 2025 a year of suffering for Haryana farmers due to multi-crore paddy, bajra, moong procurement scams and govt inaction. Farmers urged to unite and fight.
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Bihar's cooperative minister announces major digital push for PACS, with 4,000 units online, 25+ services, and plans for Jan Aushadhi Kendras and vegetable outlets. Read about the state's paddy procurement drive.
BKU State President Rattan Mann alleges multi-thousand-crore scams in paddy, bajra & moong procurement exploited Haryana farmers in 2025. Read how govt silence fueled the crisis.
The Kisan Mazdoor Panchayat in Barwala, Haryana, highlighted critical issues like land acquisition, canal water supply, and MSP. Read about their key demands and the officials' response.
The Indian government extends green gram procurement under the Price Support Scheme until January 22, 2025, offering relief to farmers. Learn about MSP, procurement agencies, and market impact.
Stakeholders meeting in Thanjavur addresses samba paddy procurement. Farmers seek solutions for staff, machines, and bags. Over 4.7k centres to open for the season.
Villagers in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district spend nights guarding paddy from wild elephants that raid govt centres, damaging over 70 bags in 10 days. Read how they are coping.
Tamil Nadu farmers' association requests state govt to invite heads of key institutions like IMD, NABARD, FCI to crucial samba-thaladi paddy procurement policy consultation in Thanjavur.
Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi announced the Kanupur irrigation project will be functional in three months, set to irrigate 15 lakh hectares. Farmers get Rs 800 paddy bonus. Read more.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah outlines a cooperative-led roadmap for Haryana, highlighting MSP for 24 crops, a rising agriculture budget, and the upcoming 'Bharat Taxi' app. Read more.
Paddy procurement begins in Ganjam district with 476 centres. Over 1000 women from SHGs to manage the process. Farmers seek purchase of rain-affected crops.
Kendrapada farmers are selling paddy for as low as Rs 2,400/quintal, far below the Rs 3,100 govt price, due to delayed procurement starting Jan 9. Read about the crisis.
India's cotton imports from the US skyrocketed after the 11% duty was removed, causing domestic prices to fall. CCI's low procurement adds to farmer distress. Full analysis inside.
Uttar Pradesh's paddy procurement surges with 4.09 lakh farmers participating. Govt credits online centres & swift payments of Rs 5,569 crore. Millet procurement also doubles. Read more.
Sambalpur observed a 12-hour shutdown as farmers protested paddy procurement token issues. Shops, offices, and banks closed. Farmers vow more agitation if demands unmet.
Cachar administration enforces strict paddy procurement rules. Farmers must sell exclusively at notified centres at Minimum Support Price. Inter-district transport restricted. Read details.
Karnataka's maize MSP scheme falters as farmers refuse to transport crop to distant Dharwad. State govt procures 7 lakh tonnes, but logistics undermine support price. Read the full report.
Bombay High Court orders CCI to disclose exact cotton procurement data from Vidarbha, highlighting a severe shortage of operational centers. Farmers face distress sales due to inadequate infrastructure. Full report by Dec 23.
The Indian government is set to announce measures in January to prevent a domestic sugar surplus and ensure timely payments to farmers. Key demands include a sugar MSP hike to ₹41/kg and increased ethanol blending.
A procurement centre in Banggursiya, Chhattisgarh, faces repeated attacks from wild elephants, who have consumed 15 bags of paddy. Read how locals are coping with the conflict.
India's sugar industry urges govt to raise MSP and ethanol prices to manage surplus stock, ensure mill liquidity, and boost the ethanol blending program. Key demands revealed.
The Indian Sugar Mills Association urges the government to raise the minimum selling price of sugar to ₹40/kg, citing rising production costs and stagnant MSP. This move is crucial for the financial stability of millions of sugarcane farmers.
ISMA urges government to raise sugar MSP by over ₹10/kg to ₹42/kg, citing rising production costs. This move aims to ensure mill viability and farmer payments.
Tamil Nadu farmers demand immediate high-level talks to finalize the samba-thaladi paddy procurement policy before January harvests. They cite delays and seek MSP incentives matching other states.
India's sugar production surges 28% to 78.25 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 season. Maharashtra, UP, Karnataka lead output. Industry calls for MSP revision as prices lag costs. Read the full analysis.