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Supreme Court decides in favor of sugarcane farmers, millions of farmers will benefit

05/05/2020 Monday September 25th, 2023

Amidst the worldwide tragedy of the Corona epidemic, the Supreme Court has brought good news to millions of sugarcane farmers of the country. With the decision of the Supreme Court, the old problem of sugarcane farmers seems to be ending. There is often a dispute between the Center and the states about the pricing of sugarcane, which farmers had to suffer. Now a decision to the Supreme Court on this subject can put an end to these controversies.

The decision is given by the Supreme Court, which we are talking about, has been given by a five-judge bench of the court. A five-judge bench upheld a 2004 verdict on sugarcane pricing, saying that “the minimum support price for sugarcane can be fixed by the state governments”. It is worth noting that this decision of the court will benefit about 35 million farmers and their families who depend on sugarcane cultivation for their livelihood.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Banks will not be able to deduct more than 50% of the earning amount from farmers in MP

04/05/2020 Monday May 4th, 2020

Relief for farmers, Govt. extended the duration of short-term crop loan

Rabi crops continue to be procured across the country amid nationwide lockdown. Along with the purchase of wheat, now payment has also been made to farmers. But the bank has started deducting money from the farmers who had taken a loan from the bank for farming, due to which the farmers are not getting the full amount.

It is important to note that in Madhya Pradesh, most farmers take crop loans and farmers’ credit card loans to do farming. Farmers then fulfill this loan by selling their crop production. However, this year, due to rainfall and the corona epidemic, the savings of farmers have been very low. Due to which the farmers can face more problems due to the bank cutting the earning money.

Keeping these problems in mind, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has now ordered the banks not to deduct more than 50% of the outstanding loan amount from the amount of crop sold by farmers at minimum support price under the Rabi Earnings. Along with this, the Chief Minister has also instructed the banks to provide loans at zero percent interest to the farmers for the next crop.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Private mandis will now open in Madhya Pradesh, farmers will benefit from this

03/05/2020 Sunday May 3rd, 2020

Generally, farmers do not have many options to sell their products and are forced to sell their produce in government mandis. The Government of Madhya Pradesh understood this problem of farmers and has cleared the way to open private mandis in the state.

In this regard, the Chief Minister of the state Shivraj Singh Chauhan has announced that “Now exporters, traders, food processors, etc. can open private mandis and go to the farmer’s land or their home and buy agricultural produce.” Explain that the purpose of this amendment in the mandi rules is to provide better prices to farmers and the freedom to sell their products as per their wish.

The Chief Minister said that with just one license such a private mandi can be eligible for buying the produce of farmers. After that, they will be able to buy from the whole state. After this decision, farmers in Madhya Pradesh will now have more options to sell their products and for this, they will not have to go round the market.

Source: financial express

What’s your state’s number among the states that have benefited the most from the PM farmer?

02/05/2020 Saturday May 2nd, 2020

Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana, Rs 71,000 crore has been sent to 9.39 crore farmer families in the last few weeks. Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar are ranked first, second, third, fourth, and fifth, respectively, among the top 5 states to benefit under the scheme.

A total of 2,17,76,351 farmers have been added to the PM Kisan so far in Uttar Pradesh, of which 2.15 crore has been received as the first installment, 1.95 crores as the second installment, 1.78 crores as third installment and 1.42 crore farmers as the fourth installment.

Maharashtra is at number two with a total of 97,20,823 farmers associated with it. Of these, 94.81 lakh has been given as first installment, 90 lakh as the second installment, 72 lakh as the third installment, and 61 lakh as the fourth installment.

After this, Rajasthan is at number three, where a total of 63,82,829 farmers are involved in which 60.86 lakh farmers have been given the first installment, 54.63 lakhs is the second installment, 45.73 lakhs are the third installment and 34.52 lakh farmers have been the fourth installment.

Madhya Pradesh at number four, 63,03,663 farmers have been associated with the scheme so far. Of these, the first installment has been given to about 69 lakh farmers, the second installment to 64 lakh farmers, the third installment to 52.5 lakh farmers, and the fourth installment to 37 lakh farmers.

Bihar is at number five in the top 5 where a total of 62,83,843 farmers joined it and till date, 62.81 lakh farmers have been given the first installment, 59.78 lakh farmers have been given the second installment, 46.64 lakh farmers have been given the third installment and 31.26 lakh farmers have been given the fourth installment.

Source: Financial Express

Total 71,000 crores given to farmers since inception of PM Kisan Yojana

01/05/2020 Friday May 1st, 2020

Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar while presenting the figures of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana on Wednesday said that “Since the beginning of this scheme, nearly 9.39 crore farmer families have been benefited from this scheme with Rs 71,000 crore. Earlier It has not done any such work for farmers before, nor has this much money been given for farmer support. ”

Agriculture Minister Shri Tomar said that “the government is providing all possible help to the farmers during effective lockout due to Coronavirus. Under Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme alone, Rs. 17,986 crore sent to farmers’ accounts from March 24 to April 27 Has gone.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Online payment of Rs 2990 crore to 1493171 farmers under crop insurance

01/05/2020 Friday May 1st, 2020

The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Shivraj Singh Chauhan will make online payment of Rs 2990 crore under crop insurance to 14 lakh 93 thousand 171 farmers of the state at 3 pm today.

On this issue, the Minister of Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Development, Mr. Kamal Patel said that “One lakh 930 crore rupees are being provided to 8 lakh 33 thousand 171 farmers as insurance for Kharif crop. Similarly, 6 lakh 60 Thousand farmers will be paid one thousand 60 crores as insurance amount for the Rabi crop. ”

Minister Shri Patel further informed that as soon as the new government was formed in the state, an amount of Rs 2200 crore was paid to the insurance companies for the premium under crop insurance. Now the result of this is that the amount of crop insurance is being paid online to the farmers.

Source: mpinfo.org

Khargone farmer gets tremendous production from chilli farming on the advice of Gramophone

01/05/2020 Friday May 1st, 2020

There is a very popular story that you must have also heard, in which an ant walks with the grain, falls several times, stands again, and finally reaches its destination. There is a similar story of Shri Kalyan Vishnule, a farmer of Behrampur Tema village under Goganwa Tehsil of Khargone District. Vishnule used to cultivate chilli but he was not getting good production in it.

After failing to get good production twice in a row, when Vishnule was going to cultivate chilli for the third time, he came in contact with Gramophone and cultivated chilli on the advice of Gramophone’s agricultural expert, which resulted in tremendous production. And the quality of the crop was so good that farmers nearby were surprised to see their chillies.

If you too are facing any kind of agriculture-related problems like Vishnule, then immediately give a missed call on our toll-free number 18003157566 or download the Gramophone Krishi Mitra app and get a solution to your problems.

Bank will provide 65 percent assistance, can start their employment by setting up dairy farms

30/04/2020 Thursday April 30th, 2020

If you are looking for employment and you are interested in opening a dairy farm, then you can get help from the bank for this. By opening a dairy farm, you will not only be able to do your employment but at the same time, there is a lot of potentials for you to earn well.

Dairy farms can be opened on a small scale. It does not cost much in the beginning and to start this work many types of government and private institutions are also providing assistance, which can be availed by small or medium category farmers.

You can start a small scale dairy farm with 2 cows of advanced breed at a cost of about one lakh rupees. In this, the bank provides 65 percent of the amount for the purchase of two cows. It costs around Rs 3 lakh to open a mini dairy farm with 5 cows, on which the bank provides up to 65 percent.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Farmers are not getting fair prices in the market, know when the prices will increase in the market?

30/04/2020 Thursday April 30th, 2020

Except for the few districts (Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain) of Madhya Pradesh, wheat procurement is going on from April 15 in all the districts on support price, but mustard crops are yet to be purchased on support price. The speed of wheat procurement is also very slow at the procurement centers. The reason for this slow pace is the social distancing being adopted due to corona infection. Due to this social distancing, only 20 farmers can visit the procurement centers. In such a situation, farmers are being forced to sell their produce in the market at a quarter to one price.

Due to the slow pace of procurement at the procurement centers at the support price, farmers have to sell their mustard and wheat produce at low prices. Due to this, farmers are losing 2 to 250 rupees on wheat and about 500 rupees on mustard. However, it is expected that when the lockdown period ends on May 3, there is a possibility of a rise in the mandis of low-corona infected areas of Madhya Pradesh.

Source: Nai Dunia

Sales of fertilizers reached at record levels even during lockdown period

29/04/2020 Wednesday April 29th, 2020

Traffic is prohibited during the nationwide lockdown because of the Corona infection. Despite this, a lot of work is going on in the agricultural sector during this period. This is what we see by looking at the figures for fertilizer sales at record levels during the lockdown period.

During the lockdown between April 1 and April 22, 2020, farmers have purchased 10.63 lakh metric tonnes of fertilizer. If we compare this figure with the fertilizer sales data for the same period last year, then there is a big difference. This year fertilizer sales have increased by 32% as compared to 8.02 lakh metric tonnes in the same period last year.

The Government of India has granted permission for the operation of fertilizer plants in the country under the Essential Commodities Act, even during lockdown so that the lockdown does not have any ill effects on the agricultural sector.

Source: Krishak Jagat