Topic
procurement
From the archive
Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Markets, IndiaRise in paddy procurement under same MSP for kharif marketing season 2020-21Government agencies bought over 84.46 lakh tonnes of paddy from 7.38 lakh farmers early in kharif marketing season 2020-21, and approved procurement of pulses, oilseeds and copra.
- Policy & trade, PunjabPunjab government to give MSP by means of direct bank transferPunjab will pay MSP directly into farmers' bank accounts in the coming procurement season after the Centre refused the state another exemption from direct benefit transfer.
- Markets, IndiaGovernment’s paddy procurement at MSP has reached a new maximumPaddy procurement at MSP in kharif marketing season 2020-21 reached 116.66 lakh tonnes in under a month, 28.55% more than a year earlier, with Punjab supplying 75.11 lakh tonnes.