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In recent years, the government has been promoting the cultivation of crops, other than cereals such as pulses, oilseeds, and nutri-cereals/millets, by offering a higher MSP for these crops
Cabinet approves minimum support prices (MSP) for Kharif crops for marketing season 2023-24 Read More
FCI and state procurement agencies have so far procured wheat from about 2 million farmers with payment of more than Rs. 47,000 crores at MSP, directly credited to their bank accounts
FCI and other government agencies make 25.2 million tonnes of wheat procurement by May, 9 Read More
Over 96 lakh farmers have benefitted from the ongoing KMS paddy procurement operations with an MSP outflow of Rs.145,845 crores with the transfer of payment directly into farmers’ accounts
Centre’s paddy procurement crosses 700 LMT mark from over 96 lakh farmers Read More
Secretary DFPD chaired a meeting of state food secretaries and FCI to discuss the procurement arrangements for Kharif crops ensuing Kharif Marketing Season 2022-23
Rice procurement estimated at 518 lakh MT during Kharif Marketing Season 2022-23 Read More
The government has increased the MSP of Kharif crops for marketing season 2022-23, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce and to encourage crop diversification
Know the crop-wise breakup of MSP for Kharif marketing season 2022-23 Read More
The paddy procurement is progressing smoothly in Kharif Marketing Season 2021-22 at MSP from farmers, as was done in previous years
Centre procures 209 LMT paddy from 11.57 lakh farmers till November 8 Read More
Paddy procurement for KMS 20-21 has now gained momentum with start of procurement in some other states like Kerala and increase in the pace in ongoing procuring states
Day 12: Paddy procurement jumps 33% during ongoing Kharif Marketing Season Read More
The procurement of paddy during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 had started from September 26, 2020 in Haryana and Punjab while it started from October 1, 2020 in western Uttar Pradesh and from October 2, 2020 in Chandigarh and from October 5, 2020 in Tamil Nadu.
Centre makes paddy procurement of worth Rs. 2,882 cores in 11 days Read More
According to the Centre, paddy procurement for 2020-21 is going on smoothly across the procuring states. As on October 04, 2020, cumulative procurement of paddy in KMS 2020-21 has been 800,389 metric tonnes
Agencies procure nearly 8 lakh MT paddy till Oct, 4 Read More
The pace of paddy procurement shall pick up in a week’s time, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution has said in press note
Govt agencies procure nearly 2 lakh MT paddy in Haryana, Punjab and UP Read More