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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.
Lessons from recent farm sector buoyancy
October 12, 2024 12:29 am
Not surprisingly, the states that have posted the highest agricultural growth in recent times -- whether Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh or Maharashtra and Gujarat -- are the ones shown to have diversified most into livestock, aqua and horticulture farming
3 yrs after repeal of farm laws, Centre considers Rs 50,000-crore scheme to incentivise states for agri reforms
July 22, 2024 12:42 pm
The proposed scheme — once finalised and approved — will allow states to avail central funding to implement farm sector reforms related to agriculture marketing, contract farming and land leasing.
Rs 34,856-cr for farm loan interest subvention
August 18, 2022 1:57 am
Under the Interest Subvention Scheme (ISS), lenders offer a 3 per cent interest subvention on short-term agriculture loans of up to Rs 3 lakh.
Seize the monsoon
June 07, 2021 12:01 am
Third consecutive good year is an opportunity to nudge agriculture in a more sustainable direction.
Budget 2021-22: Govt should provide additional funds, incentives for agri sector, say experts
January 12, 2021 1:54 pm
The direct benefit transfer (DBT) scheme should be utilised more to support farmers instead of giving subsidies, they added.
Behind rural slowdown: Credit shows uptick, but still trailing in farm sector
January 21, 2019 7:28 am
Data collated from the Reserve Bank of India over the last five years shows that growth in credit outstanding for the priority sector has traditionally been rising at a much faster rate than the growth in gross bank credit.
Why are Meghalaya’s farmers dialling a toll-free number?
August 14, 2018 5:02 pm
‘Call 1917 toll free!’ — in Meghalaya, a government helpline is changing the way 15,000 farmers buy, sell and understand produce
Policies for farm sector: No regional bias, says CM Devendra Fadnavis
July 23, 2015 3:50 am
The state government will incur additional Rs 5,000 crore on interest waiver on loans to farmers for the next five years.
Farm sector stares at muted 1% growth even as rainfall picks up
July 29, 2014 11:13 am
Recently-released economic survey forecast GDP growth of 5.4-5.9% in 2014-15.
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