Provin-cial Minister for Agriculture Arbab Mohammad Ayub Jan has said that Rs300 million had been provided to the Bank of Khyber so that farmers could get their crops insured.

Gargi Parsai

Press Trust Of India / New Delhi October 22, 2008, 0:13 IST

As India gears up to feed its growing population of over 1.1 billion, its crop productivity could prove to be an Achille's heel, with yield per hectare still ruling below half the world's level for major crops.

FARM VIEW
Surinder Sud / New Delhi October 21, 2008, 0:14 IST

Thanks to government policy and falling global prices, a record crop hasn't translated into a pay-off for farmers.

The Centre has agreed to give basmati status to Pusa 1121 paddy, bringing relief to farmers who now needn

It is a festival bonanza for paddy farmers. The government today announced a bonus of Rs 50 per quintal over and above the minimum support price of paddy, a decision aimed at boosting the procurement of foodgrains in the current kharif marketing season.

Seeking special package for the farmers, Congress MLC and former minister Gulchain Singh Charak today appealed the state government to provide immediate compensation for the 100 percent loss of paddy crops suffered by the farmers of entire border belt including Bishnah.

JEYPORE: Fear is writ large on the faces of Koraput district with scattered rainfall leading to apprehensions of a poor harvest this kharif season.

Preliminary reports indicate that if the irrigation sources do not reach the farmers by October 20 there would be a crop loss of about 40 per cent.

Dilip Kumar Jha / Mumbai October 16, 2008, 0:42 IST

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