Gandhinagar: The purchase of tur (pigeon pea) at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) will commence across Gujarat from February 23, 2026, Agriculture Minister Jitubhai Vaghani announced following a State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. Providing details, the minister said the Government of India declares MSPs and procures agricultural produce to ensure economic protection for farmers and to guarantee remunerative prices for their crops. For the 2025–26 season, the MSP ...Read More

Ahmedabad: A “Natural Farming Market” will soon be launched in Ahmedabad to facilitate the sale of chemical-free farm produce and strengthen farmers’ incomes, District Development Officer Videh Khare announced. The initiative aims to expand the reach of natural farming across the district and provide urban consumers access to certified, chemical-free agricultural products at a single location. Markets are proposed to be started at the Prahladnagar Vegetable Market operated by the Ahmedaba...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Central Government has fixed the Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026–27 at Rs 2,585 per quintal. To ensure farmers receive fair prices for their produce, wheat will be procured at the MSP through the Gujarat State Civil Supplies Corporation Ltd., as done every year, the state government said in a press release. Farmers willing to sell wheat at the MSP across the state will be required to register online at the village level through VCE from...Read More

ગાંધીનગર: કેન્દ્ર સરકાર દ્વારા પીએમ કિસાન યોજનાના લાભાર્થી ખેડૂતો માટે આગામી ૨૨મો હપ્તો મેળવવા ફાર્મર રજીસ્ટ્રેશન ફરજિયાત કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. રાજ્યના તમામ ખેડૂતોને કેન્દ્ર અને રાજ્ય સરકા�...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has reached an understanding with the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh on several issues concerning farmers and has constituted a high-level coordination committee to ensure effective implementation of the agreed measures, an official press release said today. Energy Minister Rushikeshbhai Patel said the committee would act as a formal bridge between the government and the farmers’ organisation, facilitating faster resolution of grievances and smoother policy executio...Read More

Gandhinagar: According to the Director of Horticulture, Government of Gujarat, the state ranked first in the country in both area and total production of Bhindi (okra) during 2023–24. Bhindi was cultivated on approximately 93,955 hectares, yielding 11.68 lakh tonnes of production. The Saurashtra–Kutch region played a significant role in this achievement, accounting for around 15 percent of the state’s total Bhindi cultivation area and about 13 percent of its total production. During 2024�...Read More

Gandhinagar: Gujarat continues to strengthen its leadership in micro-irrigation, with 1.20 lakh hectares of cultivable land brought under micro irrigation in the last one year alone, the Gujarat government said in a press release. As per the official data, over the past two decades, the state has witnessed a significant transformation in water-efficient farming. More than 16.28 lakh farmers have adopted micro irrigation systems across 25.05 lakh hectares, supported by incentive assistance of ...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has disbursed more than ₹1,098 crore to over 3.39 lakh farmers affected by crop losses due to unseasonal rains, Spokesperson Minister Jitubhai Vaghani said today. He added that the state has so far received over 29.80 lakh applications for assistance under the agricultural relief package. Vaghani said the government acted swiftly after unseasonal rains damaged crops across the state, completing Panch Rojkam in record time and announcing a ₹10,000-crore ag...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has extended the deadline for submitting online applications under the ₹10,000-crore agricultural relief package announced for farmers affected by recent unseasonal rains in the state. The application window, which initially remained open for 15 days from November 14, has now been extended by seven days until December 5, 2025, an official statement said. The extension aims to ensure that no eligible farmer is left out of the assistance process. Agriculture...Read More

Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government has purchased over 1.62 lakh metric tons of groundnuts worth more than Rs. 1,177 crore from more than 70,000 farmers across the state so far, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghvi stated today. Sanghvi made this announcement after today’s cabinet meeting, in which Chief Minister Bhupendrabhai Patel reviewed the ongoing procurement of groundnuts at the support price and assessed the progress of two agricultural relief packages announced by the state government...Read More