Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a rallying cry for the country to overcome challenges in reforms and technology amid China’s revitalisation push. Xi made the comments when awarding national medals and honorary titles on Sunday as a part of a celebration to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China … Read more
New Delhi: India clocked record foodgrain production at 3,322.98 LMT (lakh metric tonnes) in the agriculture year 2023-24 — higher by 26.11 LMT than the production of foodgrains at 3,296.87 LMT achieved during agriculture year 2022-23, the Centre said on Wednesday, September 25. The foodgrain production saw a record increase due to good results with … Read more
New Delhi: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has successfully procured 266 lakh metric tonnes of wheat during the current Rabi marketing season 2024-25, surpassing last year’s figure of 262 lakh metric tonnes to secure the nation’s foodgrain sufficiency, the Ministry of Food and Public Distribution said on Wednesday. More than 22 lakh Indian farmers … Read more
These included a U-turn on the taxation of diesel fuel used by tractors which had been agreed on a few months ago and a pledge to speed up the disbursement of cash through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). Grégoire Bouillant, a wheat farmer in a rural town in the Paris region, said he was … Read more
AGEN, France — A group of farmers brewed coffee in an improvised camp surrounded by tractors and haystacks along the edge of France’s A62 highway near this small city in southwestern France. Empty beer and pastis bottles, the remnants of the previous night’s revelry, were collected in a shopping cart not far from a humming … Read more
WARSAW — Polish farmers restarted a blockade of a Poland-Ukraine border crossing on Thursday, accusing the new Polish government of failing to guarantee it will meet their demands for financial help. The farmers rejoined truckers at the Medyka-Shehyni crossing — hauliers are also blocking other crossings complaining about competition from Ukrainian rivals — turning the … Read more
Published By: Mohammad Haris Last Updated: December 16, 2023, 15:31 IST While the reserve price of wheat for e-auction sales is Rs 2,150 per quintal, it is Rs 2,900 per quintal for non-fortified rice. (Photo: News18) The Open Market Sales Scheme (domestic) had been done through the e-auction portal of M-junction, says FCI Deputy General … Read more
