Delayed monsoon may increase prices of pulses, vegetables; Pune traders rue shortage of supplies
By Parthsarthi Biswas After two years of good rains, the possibility of a weak monsoon has once again raised fears
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NAFED plans to convert a fifth of its raw chana stocks to dal amid surplus
By Puja Das The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (Nafed) plans to convert 20% of its raw chana stocks to
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Govt. to organise workshop on online procurement in UP
The online procurement platform Government e-Marketplace (GeM) will be organizing Buyer-Seller Workshops in Uttar Pradesh from 31 August 2023 to
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Gunny bag shortage hits crop procurement, says Rajasthan minister
Rajasthan Cooperative Minister Udaylal Anjana last week said a delay in providing gunny bags to the state cooperative marketing federation
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Dal main kaala? Why Tur dal prices are shooting up
Tur dal, also called Arhar, is one of the pulses that frequently sees price jumps which ultimately impact other pulses
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Trade body seeks 50 new agro-processing clusters in state in Rajasthan
A Rajasthan-based trade body has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide 50 new agro-processing clusters to the state. Agriculture
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Govt removes cap on MSP purchases of 3 pulses
Sandip Das The government has removed the procurement ceiling of 40% of total marketable surplus for tur, urad and masur
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Karnataka eyes higher area under cereals, pulses during this kharif season
Karnataka may see an increase in the acreage under cereals such as rice and ragi and pulses like tur in
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Nourishing the Future: Harnessing Bio-Fortification for Nutritional Security
Eashani Chettri Food security is a concern that has been achieved and now, we move on to the next step- nutritional
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How India has become relatively atmanirbhar in Pulses compared to Edible Oil
Harish Damodaran There are two agricultural commodities in which India is significantly import-dependent: Edible oil and pulses. Between 2013-14 and
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