
Agri Takes the Digital Driveway
Accelerator fund for agri start-ups, digital public infrastructure for the farm sector, higher agri-credit allocation — digitisation is the way to go.
Accelerator fund for agri start-ups, digital public infrastructure for the farm sector, higher agri-credit allocation — digitisation is the way to go.
The interest subvention will be applicable for lending short-term agri-loans up to ₹3 lakh to farmers; government has made budgetary provisions of ₹34,856 crore under the scheme.
The committee will also look into zero budget-based farming and explore the possibilities of changing crop patterns
The study concludes that farm loan waiver is more of a quick fix than a permanent solution.
Dissenting farmers will withdraw from the borders of Delhi and other locations; celebrations postponed as a mark of respect towards CDS Rawat’s demise.
The home ministry proposal includes formation of a committee to thrash out a mechanism to guarantee minimum support price for agricultural produce.
The PM, in his address, had appealed to farmers to end the stir. However, upping the ante, farmer groups retorted that the protest will be withdrawn only when the Centre formulates a law on MSP.
The farmer group demands a law to make procurement at MSP rates, using the formula by the Swaminathan Commission.
Farmer groups welcome the decision but have said the demand for a statutory guarantee of remunerative prices for all agricultural produce for all farmers remains unfulfilled.
In an attempt to make peace with farmers amid the ongoing protests over farm laws, Sitharaman proposes an increase in agricultural credit target to ₹16.5 lakh crore in FY22.