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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

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

26/09/2020

Onion prices are running at Rs 850 per quintal at Indore’s Gautampura mandi and potato and onion rates at Rs 2700 and 1500 per quintal at Deori mandi in Sagar district.

Apart from this, the prices of bitter gourd are running at Rs 4550, 2200 per quintal in Damoh, and Harda Mandi respectively. Talk about the tomato market price in Damoh, it is Rs 2500 per quintal, while in Petlavad market it is running Rs 1800 per quintal, in Barot mandi, it is Rs 1700 per quintal.

Talking about wheat, at present the price in Aklera mandi is Rs 1632 per quintal. At the same time, wheat prices in different mandis of Indore like Gautampura, Mau, Sanver, and Indore are 1900, 1810, 1656, 1519 per quintal respectively.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Apart from PM Kisan Yojana, recommendation of Rs 5000 more to farmers

25/09/2020

On behalf of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, the Central Government has been recommended to give Rs. 5,000 to the farmers besides the 6000 rupees of Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi. The Commission has asked the Central Government to provide a cash amount of Rs. 5,000 as fertilizer subsidy to the farmers every year.

Apart from this, the Commission has also said in its recommendation that this amount can be directly transferred (DBT) to the bank account of the farmers in two times. Under this, Rs 2,500 can be given in the Kharif crop and Rs 2,500 in the Rabi crop season.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Agriculture Bill passed in Rajya Sabha, farmers get exemption to sell their produce outside the mandis

21/09/2020

On 20 September, two agricultural bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha. The first is the Farmers Produce Trade and Commerce Bill 2020 and the second is the Farmers Price Assurance Agreement and Agreement on Agricultural Services Bill-2020.

The proposed law would allow farmers to sell their produce outside the mandis. Its goal is to provide remunerative prices to farmers for their produce through competitive alternative trade channels. Under this law, farmers will not be charged for the sale of their produce.

This bill will reduce the expenses incurred in selling their produce to the farmers and will also help them get better prices for the produce. With the help of this bill, farmers of those areas where there is more production will be able to get better prices by selling their agricultural produce in other regions of low production.

Source: Navbharat Times

Mandi Bhav: What is the price of onion, tomato and other vegetables in different mandis of MP?

19/09/2020

Onion price is running at Rs 850 per quintal at Gautampura Mandi in Indore and the tomato price is Rs 925 per quintal at Sendhwa Mandi in Barwani district. The price of cabbage, cauliflower, brinjal, ladyfinger, and the gourd is being sold at Rs 750, 950, 825, 925, 600 per quintal respectively in Sendhwa Mandi.

Talking about the Bhind Mandi in Gwalior, the price of wheat and mustard is running at Rs 1560, 4770 per quintal respectively. Apart from this, the price of Mill quality wheat in the Khaniadhana Mandi of Gwalior is running at Rs 1925 per quintal and the price of moong in Babai Mandi in Bhopal is Rs 4000 per quintal.

Source: Kisan Samadhan

Onion prices are increasing again, know what is the reason for the rise in prices every year

18/09/2020

Onion prices have started rising once again. In view of this, onion exports have been banned by the Central Government. Through this ban, the government wants to curb the rising prices of onions.

However, onion prices start to rise at the same time every year and these prices start to skyrocket in November. Now the question arises why does onion become so expensive every year in this season?

In fact, the way onions are produced throughout the year, its crop is continuously available in the market. Often in September, the effect of drought or rain on its crop is seen, which affects its arrival.

Source: News 18

The Meteorological Department issued a yellow alert expressing the possibility of heavy rain

17/09/2020

The monsoon is about to reach its final stage in the coming few days. The monsoon has reactivated in many states of the country before reaching its final stage. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Rajasthan for the next 3 to 4 days from next Friday and a yellow alert has also been issued.

Apart from this, the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted rain and thunderstorms in Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Bihar, and Jharkhand in the coming hours. Along with this, there has been a possibility of rain with thunderstorms in Assam, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Meghalaya, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Kutch, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh.

Source: Krishi Jagran

Central government imposes ban on export of all varieties of onion

16/09/2020

The central government has taken a new decision regarding onion exports. According to this decision, the export of all varieties of onions is banned with immediate effect. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has issued a notification saying that “Export of all varieties of onions is prohibited with immediate effect.”

Explain that the Directorate General of Foreign Trade works under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It is a unit to look after the issues related to import and export. It has been decided to ban the export of onion at a time when onion prices are continuously increasing.

Source: DNA India