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Reforming the fertiliser subsidy demands political courage, offers high rewards
December 22, 2025 2:38 pm
The fertiliser subsidy is the second-largest item in the Union budget, next only to the food subsidy — its allocation is more than the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare allocation of Rs 1.37 lakh crore in FY26.
Dear Donald Trump, hear out Indian farmers
October 03, 2025 7:29 am
For India, agricultural protection is similar to US anxiety on immigration.
Experts to farmers: Punjab’s draft agri policy gets universal thumbs up
May 31, 2025 12:07 pm
An 11-member committee headed by Sukhpal Singh submitted a comprehensive draft on October 13, 2023.
Indian agriculture sector must open up, says US Commerce Secretary
March 08, 2025 1:28 am
Think tank Global Trade and Research Institute (GTRI), responding to Lutnick’s comments, said that while these proposals were framed as mutually beneficial, most serve US interests at the cost of India’s economic and strategic priorities.
Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to meet farmers every Tuesday, discuss problems affecting agriculture sector
September 20, 2024 10:45 am
Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government is working on a ‘six-point strategy’ for farmer welfare and agricultural development.
In Budget, govt takes a leap towards digitising farmer sector
July 24, 2024 3:13 am
Announcing the implementation of the Digital Public Infrastructure in agriculture, Union finance minister Sitharaman said the government was 'buoyed by the success of the pilot project', and that it would facilitate the implementation of DPI in partnership with states.
Tapping agriculture’s potential to create more jobs
July 13, 2024 12:13 am
It requires re-imagining agriculture and a vision of the “farm as a factory” producing crops that are raw material for further value addition. Converting onion and tomato to paste and puree can do what sugar mills and dairies have done -- not just adding value to produce, but also creating jobs in the countryside itself
50k villages in 310 districts: Govt prepares plan for climate-resilient farming
July 05, 2024 8:27 am
While the fineprint is still being hammered out, it is learnt that the framework may include measures such as promoting crops that are less water intensive, conserving water sources in the respective areas and monitoring fertiliser inputs.
Challenge for farm sector: How to share growth gains
June 03, 2024 11:16 pm
The key is not just to improve productivity, but to see to it that the productivity gains can be sustained
How terms of trade have moved in agriculture sector, for farmers and farm workers
December 20, 2023 10:03 am
Agricultural labourers have seen their conditions of exchange — what they sell versus what they buy — improve more than farmers. Here are the causes, and implications, of this change.
AGRICULTURE SECTOR VIDEOS
PM Modi urges farmers to join 'Kisaan Beema Yojna'
February 18, 2016 12:17 pm
Sehore (MP), Feb 18 (ANI): Addressing farmers during the ‘Kisan Kalyan Mela’ at Sehore in Madhya Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday highlighted his Government's initiatives for development of the agriculture sector and farmers’ welfare. Modi urged the farmers to have faith in the ‘Kisaan Beema Yojna' and said the scheme has solutions for all the problems of farmers. Modi added that he wants to integrate technology with agriculture sector, as there is a big scope for the sector to be a profit making business.
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