Agriculture

For paddy, the MSP has been fixed at ₹1,868 per quintal, an increase of ₹53 over last year’s price. (AP)

Centre hikes support prices of kharif crops

2 min read . 11:10 PM IST

India needs to go local with bees too

India needs to go local with bees too

4 min read . 20 May 2020

Opinion | Solutions for the jigsaw puzzle that is Indian agriculture

4 min read . 19 May 2020

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

India sows seeds of empowerment with ₹1.5 trillion aid for farm sector

3 min read . 15 May 2020

Monsoon is the lifeline of millions of farmers in India as large chunks of farmland in the country do not have access to assured irrigation. (Photo: Reuters) (Reuters)

Southwest monsoon to mark Kerala onset on 5 June, four days behind schedule: IMD

2 min read . 15 May 2020

Farmers in Uttar Pradesh have been allowed to sell their produce from their homes instead of wholesale markets. (Photo: AP)

States press the reform button when pandemic locks agriculture in

2 min read . 08 May 2020

The lockdown has hit rabi harvest and raised concerns over kharif sowing. (Photo: AP)

Have adequate seeds, fertilisers for kharif sowing, says Karnataka

1 min read . 21 Apr 2020

At a time when the lockdown has affected both manufacturing and services, agriculture could perhaps become the only growth engine for the economy. (Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint)

Special focus on agriculture missing link in both policies

3 min read . 27 Mar 2020

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar (Photo: PTI)

Govt doesn't have data on financial condition of farmers: Narendra Singh Tomar

1 min read . 03 Mar 2020

Nirmala Sitharaman tabled Union Budget 2020-21 in the Lok Sabha today. Photo: Ramesh Pathania

Budget 2020: Nirmala Sitharaman sets FY21 farm credit target at ₹15 lakh crore

1 min read . 01 Feb 2020

The government may consider favorably tweaking the quantum and coverage of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

What Budget 2020 can do for the agriculture sector

4 min read . 31 Jan 2020

N.R. Narayana Murthy (File photo: PTI)

Only reasonable income jobs can help curb inequality in India: Narayana Murthy

1 min read . 05 Jan 2020

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar (Photo: PTI)

Govt makes Aadhaar mandatory for getting PM-Kisan benefits from Dec onwards

2 min read . 10 Dec 2019

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

‘Demands of aggrieved home buyers being met’: Nirmala Sitharaman at HTLS 2019

07 Dec 2019

The Congress is objecting to the government plans to import onions which it is resorting to increase the supply (Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint)

Onion prices cross ₹100/a kg in Delhi, Centre turns to imports

1 min read . 06 Nov 2019

India produced a record 33.2 million tons in 2018-19

India sugar output may slide to 3-year low after flooding

1 min read . 05 Nov 2019

Rather than focusing on the relationship between farm size and productivity, agriculture policy should focus on fostering and improving markets, and especially markets for land (Photo: Reuters)

Are smaller farms more productive?

1 min read . 16 Oct 2019

Central bank opens liquidity tap to help stressed shadow banks

Central bank opens liquidity tap to help stressed shadow banks

2 min read . 07 Aug 2019

To help farmers realize better prices, the government aims to push for farm-produce organizations and National Agriculture Markets (Reuters file)

What the budget does for stocks of agriculture input providers

2 min read . 07 Jul 2019

The measures announced on Friday follows steps announced in the interim budget on 1 February to boost the rural economy and alleviate farm distress (Mint file)

Budget woos farmers with investments, housing

2 min read . 05 Jul 2019

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