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Buy irrigation equipment under this scheme, will get 80% to 90% subsidy

12/10/2020

Crop irrigation has an important place in agricultural works and keeping this in mind, the government started the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna. Under this scheme, farmers get subsidies on the purchase of irrigation equipment.

Under this scheme, up to 80% subsidy is provided to general farmers, up to 90% subsidy is given to small and micro farmers. Farmers can apply online for this scheme.

The farmers have to submit the application along with the bill to the office after purchasing the irrigation equipment from the registered firm. When the application is approved, farmers are given an 80 to 90% subsidy on the cost. For this scheme, 75% grant is given by the center, while 25% is spent by the state government.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Mandi Bhaw: What are the prices of vegetables in different mandis of Madhya Pradesh?

10/10/2020

The price of vegetables such as tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, brinjal, okra, gourd, etc. is Rs 700, 825, 1025, 850, and 900 per quintal in Sendhwa Mandi of Barwani district under Indore division.

Apart from this, the wheat market price of mill quality in Momanbododia mandi of Shajapur district under Ujjain division is Rs 1934 per quintal and in this mandi, the price of soybean is Rs 3765 per quintal.

Talk about the market price of a gram, lentil, and soybean in Piparai mandi of Ashok Nagar district under Gwalior division is Rs 4775, 5200, and Rs 3665 per quintal respectively. In Gwalior’s Bhind mandi, millet is Rs 1290 per quintal and in Khaniyadhana mandi the mill quality wheat price is Rs 1925 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Government will buy more cotton on MSP this year than last year

09/10/2020

The harvesting of Kharif crops is going on and the government has started preparations for its purchase at the support price. This year, the government has increased the target of cotton procurement compared to last year. This year, a target has been set to purchase 125 lakh bales of cotton at the minimum support price.

It is worth noting that one knot weighs 170 kg and last year the government procured 105.24 lakh bales of cotton. The government is preparing to buy about 20 lakh bales more this year.

According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the expenditure on the purchase of cotton is estimated to be Rs 35,000 crore. At the same time, this expenditure was Rs 28,500 crore in the last Kharif season. The Ministry estimates that this year the production of cotton may increase to 360 million bales, which is more than 357 lakh bales as compared to last year.

Source: Fasal Kranti

MP Government will give compensation of 4000 crores to farmers distressed due to weather

07/10/2020

This year, due to heavy rains, floods and pest-related diseases have caused significant damage to crops. The Central Government had sent a team to assess the damage done to the crop. In Madhya Pradesh, the work of estimation has been completed, now only the farmers are waiting to get assistance.

On this subject, CM Shivraj Chauhan has said that “the entire assistance amount will be provided to the farmers affected by floods and pest-sickness in the state”. It is important to note that due to floods and pest diseases in the state, crops in about 40 lakh hectare area have been affected, for which compensation of about Rs 4,000 crore is expected. Last year, crops of about 60 lakh hectare area were damaged in the state, and compensation of Rs 2000 crore was distributed to the farmers.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Digital Advice of Gramophone App increased income of Khandwa farmer

06/10/2020

The whole world is slowly being digitized, today anyone can get any information anywhere on one touch of mobile. There is also a lot of potential for the Indian farmer in this era of digitization. Gramophone is opening the doors of these possibilities to farmers. Now farmers are getting every information related to agriculture through the Gramophone Krishi Mitra app on one touch of a smartphone. Soybean farmer Sagar Singh Solanki of Khandwa is also doing smart farming with the help of the Gramophone Krishi Mitra App.

The use of the Gramophone app not only made Sagar Singh Solanki a smart farmer but also brought a good increase in income while reducing agricultural costs. The use of the app reduced their agricultural costs by 21% and increased income by 25%. Apart from this, their total profit also increased by 37% as compared to earlier.

Like Sagar Singh Solanki, lakhs of farmers are using the gramophone app and taking advantage of it. If you also want to become a smart farmer like them then you can also join Gramophone. To connect with Gramophone, login to the Gramophone Krishi Mitra app.

Farmers of MP will be able to sell paddy on MSP from this date, registration process is going on

05/10/2020

The Kharif season is in its last phase and harvesting of crops like paddy has started. In such a situation, the Madhya Pradesh government has fixed the date of purchase of paddy at the minimum support price (MSP). Paddy procurement will start from the 25th of November next month.

Explain that the registration process has already started for selling paddy produce at the minimum support price and its last date is October 15. Explain that the purchase of paddy will start from November 25 and will last for more than a month.

Source: Nai Dunia

Mandi Bhaw: What are the prices of potato, onion, tomato and wheat in different mandis of MP?

03/10/2020

Onion prices are running at Rs 850 per quintal at Gautampura Mandi in Indore and tomato, onion, okra, and gourd are priced at Rs 1400, 500, 1200, and 700 per quintal respectively in the Agricultural Produce Market Committee of Khandwa.

Apart from this, the price of potato and onion in Deori mandi of Sagar district is 2700 and 1500 rupees per quintal respectively. Talking about Damoh Mandi, here tomato is Rs 3500 and the potato is Rs 2500 per quintal.

Talking about wheat, at present the price in Gautampura mandi is Rs 1900 per quintal. The price of wheat in Mhow is Rs 1810 per quintal. Wheat prices in Saver and Indore mandi are Rs 1656 and Rs 1519 per quintal respectively.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

There is a possibility of rain in these states in the last phase of monsoon

01/10/2020

The monsoon is at its last stop and with the beginning of October, the final monsoon rains are seen in some states of the country. The monsoon has taken farewell to most states.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the southwest monsoon is expected to return from the capital Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, and most parts of northern India while light to moderate rains may occur over many parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, and UP.

During the coming 24 hours, heavy to moderate rains may continue over parts of coastal Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Gangetic West Bengal. Apart from this, light rains are expected at one or two places in southern Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, southern parts of Madhya Pradesh and southern Rajasthan as well as northern parts of Jammu and Kashmir.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Dhanuka agricultural company joined hands with Gramophone

30/09/2020 Wednesday September 30th, 2020

This large agricultural company joined hands with Gramophone

Gramophone has joined hands with leading agrochemical company Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. With its expertise in the agricultural sector and world-class technologies, the company is endeavoring to increase its reach to farmers and provide them affordable solutions for their crops through the tech platform Gramophone.

However, this partnership will ensure the convenient delivery of agricultural inputs such as seeds, crop protection, and crop nutrition products through agronomy intelligence. Gramophone has also partnered with local young rural entrepreneurs to ensure last-mile delivery. Companies like Dhanuka are also collecting real-time data from farmers across the country. This will help in increasing their productivity by providing the best quality products to the farmers.

Registration begins for purchase of Kharif produce on support price in MP

28/09/2020

Harvesting of Kharif season crops is about to begin now and in view of this, the procurement process has also been started on the support price of Kharif produce. Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said on the subject that “excellent arrangements will be made for procurement from farmers on support price of paddy etc. crops in the Kharif marketing year 2020-21”.

CM said that 1395 registration centers have been set up so far this year for the procurement of paddy, jowar, and millet on support price. Registration has started on these which will run till October 15. Explain that 9 thousand 142 farmers have registered themselves in the first two days of registration.

Talking about the support price, this time the support price of jowar, millet, and paddy has been kept at Rs 2620, 2150, and 1868 per quintal respectively. Last year it was Rs 2550, 2000 and 1825 per quintal respectively.

Source: Krishi Jagran