Farmers in Andhra Pradesh will have access to more credit this year as the Annual Credit Plan of the State for 2009-10 has been enhanced to Rs 55,500 crore.

This is against last year

The ambitious Food Security Bill may look at being more inclusive-------------
Every Morsel Counts
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Jean Dreze, Economist

1. Food security guarantee will have to come from the Centre
2. Does not want to freeze number of BPL families at any inflexible level
3. Wants clear criteria to determine BPL and APL categories, but not with an aim to exclude anyone

Chhattisgarh is witnessing an alleged multi-crore scam with thousands of tonnes of paddy procured only on paper.

PAU Notes
In a brainstorming session on

Punjab Says It Might Not Be Able To Match Last Year

Udhampur: Demanding action against officers of the Agriculture Department responsible for the failure of the maize crop, social activists and dissident Congress leader RS Pathania has alleged that sub-standard and eaten up maize seeds were distributed among farmers of the Majalata area of Ramnagar .

Deficient rainfall in many parts of the country has started showing stress on the progress of sowing of kharif crops. As of the first week of July, the sowing of paddy, the major food grain crop of the season, was down by about 25 per cent compared to last year, according to latest figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture. Sowing of oilseeds was down by almost 50 per cent.

In what has come as a major relief to Punjab foodgrain storage crisis, the Planning Commission has approved state

Many wild pigeons were reported killed in Manipur

Chandan Kishore Kant / Mumbai July 4, 2009, 0:41 IST

Irrespective of the fact that the monsoon has covered most parts of the country, the next fortnight is going to be crucial for the kharif crop. Concerns over the crop size have still not receded as rain has been deficient till now.