Farmers Market

After resolving half a dozen WTO disputes last year, India opened up its market for several US products which have benefitted American farmers, a top Biden administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.

In recent weeks, the absence of Kate Middleton from the public eye has ignited a flurry of speculation and conspiracy theories. However, the recent sightings at a farmer's market have seemingly put these rumours to rest - or have they?

A video of a Kerala-based farmer driving an Audi A4 luxury sedan to the market to sell vegetables has caught the attention of social media users.

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.

Hundreds of farmers have camped at livestock markets between Islamabad and Rawalpindi ahead of Eid but with rampant inflation -- reaching a record 38 percent in May -- markets are attracting smaller crowds.

India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, is considering raising its import duty on palm oil to help support local farmers reeling from a crash in domestic rapeseed prices, government and industry officials said today.

As of January 30 this year, more than Rs 2.24 lakh crore have been disbursed to eligible farmers through various instalments as income support, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.

"Digital payments have helped to increase transparency and farmers are being benefited," the Minister said.

Importers will also be supported for seamless imports of pulses so that the pulses are available to the consumers at affordable prices, throughout 2023, said Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs.

In a pre-budget consultation with the finance ministry, farmers' organisations on Tuesday asked the government to lift ban on exports of agri items like wheat and restrict import of products that cost below the minimum support price (MSP).

Pullarao Daravathu and thousands of fellow farmers from Telangana in India's south are busy planting oil palms as their home state aims to add more area under the controversial crop within four years than the entire country has in decades.

Struggling developers in China have started taking payment for homes in watermelons, peaches and other agricultural produce as they attempt to lure buyers deterred by a property market slump, state media reported.

A 32-year-old farmer sleeping on the footpath next to his crop in the agri mandi (market) in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh was killed as he was run over by a mini-truck in the early hours of Monday, police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has tried to ensure that farmers in the country are not affected even though the prices of fertilizers in international markets have soared due to the pandemic and ongoing war in Ukraine.

The demand for wheat grown in Madhya Pradesh has shot up in the international market amid short supply from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war. The farmers are pleased. They are getting paid as much as 25 per cent more than the Minimum Support

After resolving half a dozen WTO disputes last year, India opened up its market for several US products which have benefitted American farmers, a top Biden administration official told lawmakers on Tuesday.

In recent weeks, the absence of Kate Middleton from the public eye has ignited a flurry of speculation and conspiracy theories. However, the recent sightings at a farmer's market have seemingly put these rumours to rest - or have they?

A video of a Kerala-based farmer driving an Audi A4 luxury sedan to the market to sell vegetables has caught the attention of social media users.

Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said procurement of onion crops at the 'historic' price of Rs 2,410 per quintal - a move in response to protests by farmers over the 40 per cent export duty on the staple vegetable - began at noon on Tuesday.

Hundreds of farmers have camped at livestock markets between Islamabad and Rawalpindi ahead of Eid but with rampant inflation -- reaching a record 38 percent in May -- markets are attracting smaller crowds.

India, the world's biggest importer of vegetable oils, is considering raising its import duty on palm oil to help support local farmers reeling from a crash in domestic rapeseed prices, government and industry officials said today.

As of January 30 this year, more than Rs 2.24 lakh crore have been disbursed to eligible farmers through various instalments as income support, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said.

"Digital payments have helped to increase transparency and farmers are being benefited," the Minister said.

Importers will also be supported for seamless imports of pulses so that the pulses are available to the consumers at affordable prices, throughout 2023, said Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary Department of Consumer Affairs.

In a pre-budget consultation with the finance ministry, farmers' organisations on Tuesday asked the government to lift ban on exports of agri items like wheat and restrict import of products that cost below the minimum support price (MSP).

Pullarao Daravathu and thousands of fellow farmers from Telangana in India's south are busy planting oil palms as their home state aims to add more area under the controversial crop within four years than the entire country has in decades.

Struggling developers in China have started taking payment for homes in watermelons, peaches and other agricultural produce as they attempt to lure buyers deterred by a property market slump, state media reported.

A 32-year-old farmer sleeping on the footpath next to his crop in the agri mandi (market) in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh was killed as he was run over by a mini-truck in the early hours of Monday, police said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his government has tried to ensure that farmers in the country are not affected even though the prices of fertilizers in international markets have soared due to the pandemic and ongoing war in Ukraine.

The demand for wheat grown in Madhya Pradesh has shot up in the international market amid short supply from Russia and Ukraine due to the ongoing war. The farmers are pleased. They are getting paid as much as 25 per cent more than the Minimum Support