Fertiliser ministry opposes plans on hiking urea prices
Amendments to the urea investment policy of 2008 are likely to be delayed further, as the department of fertilisers (DoF) has formally opposed the move to raise urea prices. The price of this fertilizer has a direct bearing on the investment policy as does pricing and supply of another key variable, gas.

GUWAHATI, June 20

Farmers in the state will be able to talk directly to the Cooperative Minister over the issues of seeds and fertilisers.

After the State Cabinet approved the Agriculture Cabinet, Madhya Pradesh will now be the second State in the country to have an exclusive

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Government, which always stands by the farmers in their difficult times, has provided a total loan of ` one thousand 717 crore to the farmers at the rate of one percent for their agricultural activities in this Kharif season. Interestingly, more than one hundred crore as loans have been distributed as compared to last year.

The residents of Jaffna and its vicinities could be adversely impacted due to the high volumes of pesticides and fertilisers used by the agricultural sector in the area, the Institute of Fundamental Studies (IFS) warned.

IFS Researcher Dr.

Aiming to promote organic farming, the government has partially relaxed restrictions on exports
of sugar, pulses and edible oils, produced without using chemical fertiliser and pesticides. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has allowed exports of organic cooking oil, sugar and pulses upto 10,000 tonnes each per annum.