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Paddy in 1 lakh acres under water in Delta districts
Heavy rains submerged samba crops in around one lakh acres on Tuesday and officials from the respective Delta districts inspected the affected areas...
Ranipet farmers may go on warpath to demand opening of DPCs for paddy
Farmers are likely to go on a warpath in Ranipet district due to the continuous apathy of district officials in opening Direct Purchase Centres for...
Slow procurement, rains damaging paddy: Ryots
Due to continuous rains, paddy brought for procurement and heaped before DPCs have sprouted and farmers blame the lethargic attitude of the staff for...
Govt hikes MSP for paddy by Rs 72 to Rs 1,940/quintal
The government on Wednesday raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy marginally by Rs 72 per quintal to Rs 1,940 per quintal for the 2021-22...
Paddy transplanting in Ranipet district stalled due to erratic...
Erratic power supply and non-implementation of Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisami’s announcement of three phase power supply for farmers from April...
Fully access crop loss, says Farmers’ association
The Tamil Nadu Vivasaigal Sangam has urged the state to fully access the crop damage and provide appropriate compensation to all affected farmers.
Thanjavur farmers stage protest as DPC stops procuring without notice
After the Direct Purchase Centre (DPC) stopped procuring for the past three days, the irate farmers dumped the paddy on the road and blocked vehicular...
523 DPCs now, more to be opened if needed: Food Minister R Kamaraj
To ensure there is no long waiting for farmers in front of the Direct Purchase Centres (DPCs), the state government has ordered to open as many as 523...