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Rabi Crops MSP: The central government is preparing to increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of 6 Rabi crops including wheat and pulses by up to 9 percent. The government has sent the cabinet note. Maybe the government will also take a decision on this week. The Minimum Support Price is the minimum price at which the government buys crops from farmers. It can also be understood in this way that the money that the government pays to the farmer on the crop purchased from him is the MSP. Below this farmers are not paid for their crops.

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<h2>When onion and tomato prices soared last week, one of the many reasons given was that rainfall in several states producing the two crops was responsible for it. However, rain effect was relatively less, according to government data.</h2>

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Rain effect on relatively less area on tomato, onion crops: Government data

Risking their lives, farmers in Mungeshpur village in Delhi are using toxic water coming from Mungeshpur drain, one of the longest in north-west Delhi and part of Najafgarh basin, for growing vegetables due to lack of groundwater for farming and to save money spent on buying fertilisers and urea. 

Farmers use toxic drain water for growing vegetables in Delhi’s Mungeshpur village

Raw wet Ginger farming is blooming in Karnataka’s Shivamogga. It is being sold at Rs 8,500 per quintal now and may reach to Rs 10,000 per quintal shortly. Being a hilly region, Shivamogga has moderate climate that is favourable for ginger cropping. Ginger is one of the major crops in Shivamogga and everyone including officers, politicians and businessmen cultivate it. 

Ginger cropping flourishes in Karnataka’s Shivamogga

Better days are ahead for the farmers as rural incomes are forecast to rise faster given the increasing shift to safer crops like paddy and sugarcane in anticipation of further hike in minimum support prices (MSP) and other government doles.

Rural incomes: Farmers shifting to safer paddy, sugarcane from riskier crops

Farm revenues declining for a number of crops despite increasing production and market prices falling&nbsp;below the Minimum Support Price

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Late last year Reuters reported that the GEAC gave its technical clearance for GM mustard, following multiple reviews of crop trial data generated over almost a decade.

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Sowing of&nbsp;wheat grew by 7.42% at&nbsp;278.62 lakh hectares, while&nbsp;pulses (138.25 lakh hectare)&nbsp;and oilseeds (78.08 lakh hectares) recorded&nbsp;growth of &nbsp;9.95% and 11.35% respectively.

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"There has been a delay in payment of insurance amount to the affected farmers. The delay was mostly due to contradictory reports. However, the government is taking steps to provide insurance amount to affected farmers within two weeks," Cooperation minister Damodar Rout told the Assembly while replying to an adjournment debate on the state's alleged failure to release insurance to farmers.

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The decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of Price Stabilisation Fund chaired by Union Consumer Affairs Secretary, Hem Pande here on Friday.

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The late arrival of monsoons could be a reason for this, as the Indian Meterological Department had put out alerts mid-June asking farmers to delay sowing of crops.

Area sown with Kharif crops lower than last year 

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When onion and tomato prices soared last week, one of the many reasons given was that rainfall in several states producing the two crops was responsible for it. However, rain effect was relatively less, according to government data.
 

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Govt's paddy procurement up 9% at 306 lakh tonnes in 2022

Farmers to receive Diwali gift, MSP of Rabi crops may increase by up to 9 percent

Rain effect on relatively less area on tomato, onion crops: Government data

Farmers use toxic drain water for growing vegetables in Delhi’s Mungeshpur village

Ginger cropping flourishes in Karnataka’s Shivamogga

Rural incomes: Farmers shifting to safer paddy, sugarcane from riskier crops

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