Gondal, March 3 (IANS) The Gondal Marketing Yard in Gujarat’s Saurashtra has commenced the Minimum Support Price (MSP) procurement of pigeon pea (tuvar) at Rs 1,510 per 20 kg. A total of 4,500 farmers from Gondal taluka have registered for the initiative, and on the first day, 100 farmers were invited, with 20 arriving to … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 28 (IANS) The recent announcement by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, fixing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for potatoes in West Bengal at Rs 900 per quintal has been rejected by a leading farmers’ body in the state, Pradeshik Krishak Sabha. The pradeshik krishak Sabha is the state unit of the cpi (m) ‘s … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday announced that the state government has fixed the new minimum support price for potatoes at Rs 900 a quintal. The decision was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet at the state Secretariat Nabanna. “We have decided to fix the new minimum … Read more
Gandhinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) The Gujarat government has announced that it will start purchasing chickpeas and mustard at a Minimum Support Price (MSP) from March 14. To facilitate this process, farmers can register online free of cost at e-Gram centres from February 18 to March 9 through the NAFED e-Samriddhi portal. The state government has … Read more