Tag: farmer career

  • Growth in the purchase price for Sugarcane

    (Namita Pradhan, Intern Journalist) A major relief for the sugarcane farmer, as the government has increased the fair and remunerative price (FRP) of Sugarcane to Rs 10 each quintal to Rs 285 each quintal for the year 2020-2021 the marketing year started from 1st October. It had kept a long-standing proposal as the government has…

  • Contract farming to aid farmers: INDUSTRY

    (Pooja Pal; Intern Journalist): New Delhi: Most of the agri-processing companies ITC Limited, Mahindra Agri Solution, DCM Shriram, and German wholesale retailer Metro Cash and relay expect considerable profits in supply-chain efficiency from the government’s decision to enable farmers to undertake contract farming. It will aid in inflating income for farmers, especially the micro and…