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Ranipet ryots fear rain may take toll on harvest
“We are allowed to offload only dry paddy or crops with moisture level less than 17 per cent, a condition laid by the State government,” farmers...
Record procurement in Thanjavur this season
Thanjavur district has made record procurement of 7.71 lakh MT paddy in the history of Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC)during the...
TN sees record paddy procurement of over 32 lakh tonnes
Paddy procurement in Tamil Nadu touched an unprecedented 32.41 lakh tonne during the 2019-20 season, state Food Minister R Kamaraj said on Saturday.
Govt misses date on procurement of paddy, disappoints delta farmers
Farmers who have piled up their paddy in front of the procurement centres for several days are disappointed as officials have failed to open the...
Rice lorry drivers avoid Chennai due to lack of virus kit, long wait
Lack of enough COVID-19 test kits at a quarantine centre on the outskirts of Chennai has resulted in lorry drivers showing reluctance to deliver rice...
100 lorries to move paddy in Ranipet DPCs to godowns
On a proactive mode, the Ranipet district administration has hired 100 lorries to move the accumulated paddy from the Direct Purchase Centres (DPCs)...
Toe Chhattisgarh in procurement price for paddy, farmers urge CM
Farmers from Tamil Nadu Cauvery delta region have met Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and hailed his pro-farmer scheme of procuring paddy...
Wormy produce safer than toxic veggies, claim organic farmers
At a time when big and glossy vegetables and fruits are marketed and showcased on the shelves of shops, organic farmers, who attended a workshop on...