India needs 30,000 agri-markets to give fair deal to farmers

For 47 years, government has not acted on recommendation of upgrading rural markets into business hubs  

Maharashtra government dismisses 166 ‘corrupt’ agricultural market committees

Agricultural markets have turned into centres of political power, say farmers’ organisations

हरियाणा व पंजाब में गेहूं से पटने लगी मंडियां, नहीं हैं उठाने के इंतजाम

हरियाणा-पंजाब में गेहूं का बंपर उत्पादन हुआ है और मंडियों में क्षमता से अधिक गेहूं पहुंचने लगा है। 

धान की बंपर फसल, फिर भी हरियाणा के किसानों पर मंडरा रहा कर्ज का खतरा

हरियाणा में कई जिलों में अभी भी धान की कटाई नहीं हुई है, जबकि खरीद एजेंसियों ने 25 अक्टूबर से धान की खरीद बंद ...

फ्री ट्रेड एग्रीमेंट: लहसुन तक चीन से आना लगा तो क्या करे किसान?

दूसरे देशों से आ रही खाने पीने की चीजों का सीधा असर किसानों पर पड़ा है। पिछले कुछ सालों में भारतीय बाजार में लहसुन ...

6 reasons why India has failed to solve the riddle of agriculture marketing

A parliamentary panel report recently submitted in the Lok Sabha has outlined the reasons

Will this ‘pro-agriculture’ budget connect with farmers?

Whether this budget will really bring any immediate change on the ground is a big question

देश में 34 हजार मंडियों की कमी, किसान कहां बेचें अपने उत्पाद?

राजनीतिक दलों को किसान की चिंता तो है, लेकिन उनके पास मंडी व्यवस्था को लेकर ठोस योजना नहीं है

Budget 2018: Can Centre allay farmers’ concerns over price crash, low market density?  

The average agricultural growth has reached its lowest in the last four years to 1.9 per cent

'Market deregulation has increased transaction costs for agri-commodities'

Panel of state ministers on agriculture marketing reforms tell Centre to have consistent stand on import-export policy

Maharashtra farmers threaten stir over inclusion of onion as essential commodity

Inclusion of onions in the essential commodities list would mean that they would not be able to store onions while awaiting better prices as this …

Everybody’s loss

Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit farmers

Everybody’s loss

Delisting fruits and vegetables from APMC Act in Congress-ruled states will not benefit farmers

'Punjab Contract Farming Act protects traders’ interests'

In April this year, the Punjab Assembly passed the Punjab Contract Farming Act. The new law provides a legal framework to regulate contract …

Onion growers blockade highway; demand revoking export ban

Consumers likely to face the brunt

Agriculture ministry bats for GM crops

Calls for a national policy on GM crops in its report to Parliament