Gandhinagar: A high-level meeting chaired by Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel was held on September 26 in the state capital to plan the procurement of kharif crops such as groundnut, moong, urad, and soybean at the support price. Considering the bumper production of groundnut in the state this year, the state government, with support from the central government, has developed a special plan for procurement through the central nodal agency at the support price. Providing details of this pla...Read More

Gandhinagar: Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has made a decisions to speed up digitization and introduce transparent online processes for agricultural land sales in the state. Currently, when recording a sale note for agricultural land, the state requires farmers to provide a certificate proving their status as farmers from 1951-52. However, many farmers and applicants have raised concerns before Chief Minister about the challenges caused by unavailable records, verification delays, and issues...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government today announced an agricultural relief package of Rs. 350 crores for farmers affected by the heavy rains in the month of July this year. Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel stated, "as a result of heavy rains in some districts of Gujarat during July 2024, the agricultural and horticultural crops of the farmers were extensively damaged. In response to this dire situation, the state government has announced an agricultural relief package worth Rs. 350 crores....Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat State has reported an increase in the area covered under various crops during the summer of 2024, compared to the average area in previous years. According to the latest data, the total area under cultivation has surpassed the normal average by 3.48%. Overall, the total area covered in the state has reached 11,49,123 hectares, representing 103.48% of the normal average (11,10,484 hectares). The total area under cereal crops is now at 4,18,519 hectares, which is 112.64% of...Read More

ગાંધીનગર: હવામાન વિભાગની આગાહી મુજબ રાજ્યમાં સંભવિત તા. ૧૯મી જૂન થી ચોમાસુ સિઝન શરૂ થઈ શકે છે. ખેતી નિયામકની કચેરીની માર્ગદર્શિકા મુજબ કપાસ પાકના આગોતરુ વાવેતર જેમને પીયતની સગવડતા હોય તે ખે�...Read More

ગાંધીનગર : રાજ્યના તમામ ખેડૂતોને આગામી ખરીફ ઋતુમાં વાવેતર માટે બિયારણની ખરીદી કરતી વખતે રાખવાની થતી કાળજી અંગે નાયબ ખેતી નિયામક(વિસ્તરણ), અમદાવાદની અખબારી યાદીમાં જણાવ્યા અનુસાર બિયારણની �...Read More

Gandhinagar: The annual budget for the financial year 2024-25 was presented in the Gujarat Assembly today. Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai, in his budget speech, announced a total provision of ₹22,194 crore for the Agriculture, Farmers Welfare, and Cooperation Department. In a major announcement, two new Agricultural colleges will come up in Morbi and Kachchh, along with another agricultural engineering college at Khedbrahma. The government has also made allocations for the development of f...Read More

Gandhinagar: Agriculture Minister Shri Raghavji Patel stated that, in order to provide financial protection to farmers in the state and ensure affordable prices for their produce, the government has decided to purchase Tuvar, Chana, and Mustard crops at Minimum Support Prices for the year 2023-24. Providing further details, the minister mentioned that the purchase of Tuvar, Chana, and Mustard crops in Gujarat will be carried out at the support price under the PSS of Pradhan Mantri Annadata Aa...Read More

Junagadh: A farmer from Keshod taluka has received recognition for cultivating Jain Potatoes on his farm. The 75-year-old Harsukhbhai Dobaria has successfully grown Jain potatoes, which grow as vegetables above the ground, unlike general potatoes that are root vegetables and grow underground. Harsukhbhai has garnered recognition with his distinctive and successful farming methods, which he shares with several farmers. It is learned that at the age of 14, while undertaking Parikrama in Junagad...Read More

New Delhi: Two Farmer Produce Organisations from Gujarat that were mentored by Reliance Foundation – Banas Farmers Producer Company and Chorad Farmer Producer Company – bagged CII FPO Excellence Awards at the CII FPO Summit in New Delhi on Wednesday. Chorad FPC was awarded for Membership Engagement while Banas FPC was recognised for Market Linkage. Reliance Foundation nurtures FPOs by enhancing their access to supply chains, markets, technology, credit, finance and builds the capacities of ...Read More