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Agriculture grows 3.2 per cent in 1st 4 years of 11th Plan

NEW DELHI: India has achieved 3.2 per cent growth in agriculture in the first four years of 11th Plan, Parliament was informed today.

“The average annual growth in the agriculture and allied sectors realised during the first four years of the Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2010-11) is 3.2 per cent against the targeted growth of . . . → Read More: Agriculture grows 3.2 per cent in 1st 4 years of 11th Plan

17.61 crore farmers covered under crop insurance scheme NAIS: Government

NEW DELHI: The government today said it has covered 17.61 crore farmers tilling an area of 26.27 million hectares under the National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS) till Rabi 2010-11.

“1761 lakh farmers have been covered under National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS) from Rabi 1999-2000 to Rabi 2010-11,” an official statement said.

The government . . . → Read More: 17.61 crore farmers covered under crop insurance scheme NAIS: Government

किसान क्रेडिट कार्ड

किसान क्रेडिट कार्ड प्रयोजन / उद्देश्य मौसमी, वार्षिक, बारहमासी फसलों की खेती के लिए अल्पावधि ऋण आवश्यकताओं को पूरा करने हेतु पात्रता सभी किसान. ऋण की मात्रा किसान क्रेडिट कार्ड की सीमा का परिकलन निम्नलिखित के अलावा वित्त के पैमाने पर आधारित किया जाएगा – (ए) किसान की फसल के बाद की / घरेलू आवश्यकताओं . . . → Read More: किसान क्रेडिट कार्ड

किसान ऑनलाइन बेच सकेंगे ग्वार सीड

कैसे बिकेगी उपज:- किसानों को हेफेड के टर्मिनल पर अपना एकाउंट खुलवाना होगा। इसके बाद ऑनलाइन ट्रेडिंग ग्वार बेचने के बाद हेफेड को ग्रेडिंग करवाकर डिलीवरी देनी होगी। दो-तीन दिन में उपज का भुगतान किसान के खाते में जमा होगा।

हरियाणा स्टेट को-ऑपरेटिव सप्लाई एंड मार्केटिंग फेडरेशन लिमिटेड (हेफेड) चालू खरीफ सीजन में ग्वार किसानों . . . → Read More: किसान ऑनलाइन बेच सकेंगे ग्वार सीड

Crop insurance can boost agricultural sector

Crops are susceptible to fire, wind storms, excessive rainfall and hail that totally destroys the crops, uncontrollable pests and diseases and drought. With that you can throw in price fluctuations in the world market to spoil your day and season. But again that’s why God created insurance – to cushion you from loss.

http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Opinion+++Analysis/Crop+insurance+can+boost+agricultural+sector/-/539548/1240410/-/12keuft/-/

Kisan credit cards from block offices

Calcutta, Aug. 18: The Mamata Banerjee government today announced plans to distribute credit cards and crop insurance to farmers under a central scheme through block offices, not panchayats, to stop corruption and favouritism.

The chief minister also said all farmers would be brought under the ambit of the Kisan Credit Card Scheme by March . . . → Read More: Kisan credit cards from block offices

FCI does not face payments crisis, says agriculture ministry ‎

FCI does not face payments crisis, says agriculture ministry FCI’s arrears have been increasing over the last six years and are at over Rs. 11,000 cr today Samar Halarnkar

Bangalore: The agriculture ministry said on Monday that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) does not face a payments crisis, and that all the budgeted money . . . → Read More: FCI does not face payments crisis, says agriculture ministry ‎