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Agriculture sector takes a hit

Price of cauliflower has fallen to Rs 5 while it sells at Rs 10 in retail.

05 Dec 2016 1:20 AM

Farmers in dire straits due to currency ban

Rural communities, who had been reeling under nearly two years of drought were looking forward to the rabi crop.

02 Dec 2016 2:27 AM

Note ban: Govt offers Rs 21,000 cr credit to farmers

The government's demonetisation move has badly hit farmers leaving them without cash just ahead of the sowing season.

23 Nov 2016 3:36 PM

Centre didn’t plan well, says Farmers

Dinkar Aher from Kopargaon, who sells his onions in Nashik, said that he received cheques for the agricultural produce sold by him.

23 Nov 2016 6:58 AM

Govt allows farmers to use old notes for buying seeds

Meanwhile, RBI said that holders of current, overdraft or cash credit accounts may now withdraw up to Rs 50,000 in cash per week.

21 Nov 2016 2:47 PM

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Need to integrate mandis in country: Arun Jaitley

The Finance Minister also pushes for high-yielding crop varieties to help double farmers' income by 2022.

19 Nov 2016 6:41 PM

Farmers in a stew, leave vegetables to rot in Bhopal

The cash-crunch caused by the measure had led to the closure of the government-run “mandi” for a week from November 8.

16 Nov 2016 4:16 AM

Farmers depositing money in banks will not be taxed: Modi after demonetisation

He said the announcement about ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes before Nov 8 would have defeated the very purpose of fighting corruption.

13 Nov 2016 8:23 PM

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