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Punjab farmers want direct payment for produce State govt, though, prefers to retain the commission agent route Even as the Punjab government has shown unpreparedness to make direct payment to farmers for foodgrains procured for the Central pool despite direction, the farming community feels the union government’s decision is in the favour of the community. They feel the payments made directly to farmers can help in eradicating rural indebtedness.
Farmers seek holistic FY13 Budget
Concerned about farmers’ suicide that reflects an abysmal state of the country’s farming and rural poverty, organisations representing the community across the nation have sought from
Meagre hike in wheat MSP upsets farmers in Punjab and Haryana
The minimum support price (MSP) of wheat announced by the Central government has not augur well with the farmers’ lobby in Punjab and Haryana, that is planning to hold protests against this.
Wheat bonus of Rs 50/quintal fails to cheer farmers
Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar has agreed to a bonus of Rs 50 per quintal on the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat of Rs 1,120.
Punjab: Paddy farmers demand more after Centre's relaxation
Even as the Centre has yielded to the demand raised by the Punjab government to relax the paddy procurement norms in lieu of inclement weather, the farmers in the state still remain disgruntled.
'Punjab needs to cut arhtiya commission to safeguard farmers'
The consistent increase in the arhtiya commission in Punjab in the past few years eroded the real income of farmers. In a seminar on Agriculture in Punjab, Punjab Mandi Board chairman Ajmer Singh 1 2
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