Gandhinagar:  In view of falling onion prices in the market, the Gujarat government today announsed that it will provide financial assistance of ₹200 per quintal, up to a maximum of ₹50,000, to affected farmers. Announcing the decision, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel said that during the year 2024–25, onion was sown in approximately 93,500 hectares in Gujarat, exceeding the normal sowing area. Onion production in the state has reached an estimated 248.70 lakh quintals. He further...Read More

Gandhinagar: The procurement of summer moong at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will begin today in Gujarat for registered farmers. The central government has fixed the support price for moong at ₹8,682 per quintal. According to the third advance estimate for 2024–25, the total area under summer moong cultivation in Gujarat is 55,610 hectares, with an estimated production of 70,870 metric tons and an average productivity of 1,274.27 kg per hectare. A total of 23,488 farmers across the stat...Read More

Gandhinagar: In today's era of agricultural globalization and diversification, the effective use and management of water in irrigation are crucial for making agriculture more profitable. That is why, in 2005, the then Chief Minister of Gujarat and current Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi implemented the "Micro Irrigation Scheme" through the Gujarat Green Revolution Company (GGRC). The micro irrigation system is the best option for farmers to achieve maximum farm production with limited water use...Read More

Gandhinagar: Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel stated in the State Assembly that to provide financial support to farmers facing crop losses due to natural disasters such as unseasonal rains, excessive rainfall, drought, and cyclones, the state government, in addition to agricultural input assistance, also provides additional top-up assistance from the State Fund. This support is extended with a liberal approach, considering the severity of the disaster. In response to a question from a member...Read More

Gandhinagar: The 19th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme will be released for farmers across the country during the National Kisan Samman Samaroh, to be held in Bihar in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 24th. Accordingly, a state-level Kisan Samman Samaroh will be held in Gandhinagar on February 24, presided over by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. During the ceremony, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the farmers virtually thro...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that it will purchase gram and raida (mustard) crops from farmers in all districts at Minimum Support Prices (MSP) in the near future. For this, farmers must register online free of cost on NAFED's e-Samriddhi portal through VCEs at e-Gram Kendras at the village level from February 18, 2025, to March 9, 2025. Following registration, the procurement of gram and raida will begin at various purchasing centers from March 14, 2025, according to a p...Read More

Gandhinagar: The procurement of Kharif crops, including groundnuts at the support price, has been completed in Gujarat. The state has recorded its highest-ever purchase of 12.23 lakh metric tonnes of groundnuts. Groundnuts worth over ₹8,295 crore have been procured from more than 3.67 lakh farmers, stated Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel. The union government had increased the per-day purchase limit of groundnuts from a single farmer to 200 maunds. As a result, a record-breaking 12.23 la...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced that it will purchase toor crops at the support price (MSP) in the near future. Farmers willing to sell toor at the support price will have to register online from February 3rd to 20th, 2025. Farmers will be able to register free of cost on the e-Samriddhi portal of NAFED through VCE at e-Gram centers at the village level. A total of 206 purchase centers have been notified for the purchase of toor crops in the state, based on the area and prod...Read More

Gandhinagar: Under the AgriStack project of the Union Government in collaboration with the Government of Gujarat, a Farmer Registry was launched on October 15. This initiative aims to link farmers' land records with unique IDs. Each farmer receives a unique 11-digit Farmer ID, similar to an Aadhaar ID, which includes details about their land. This ID enables farmers to access various state and central government benefit schemes in a transparent, efficient, and timely manner. So far, over 2.5 lak...Read More

Sabarkantha: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel initiated the state-wide procurement of soybeans, urad, and gram at support prices from Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha. The procurement will take place over 90 days at more than 160 centers across the state to ensure that farmers receive affordable prices for their produce under the Price Support Scheme (PSS). Over 3.70 lakh farmers from across the state have registered for this initiative. Chief Minister Patel stated that the irrigated area in the s...Read More