Protect Our Livelihood https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA – 21 JUNE 2026 Union Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan holds high-level meeting in Delhi and reviews overall agriculture sector [PIB] Action plan underway to boost farmers’ income [The Hans India] Centre Approves Large-Scale Procurement of Pulses and Oilseeds Under PSS in Four States; Farmers to Benefit: Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan [PIB] PM to release PM-Kisan installment tomorrow, benefiting 9.5 crore farmers [NDTV] India’s late monsoon has economists, investors and farmers worried [The Financial Times] Tamil Nadu government revises cooperative crop loan waiver up to ₹75,000; expands to all farmers [The Hindu] PM shares an article on solar energy, agriculture and shared prosperity [PMO] Agriculture Ministry says Kharif Crop area coverage crosses 84 Lakh hectares as of June 12 [NewsonAir] Fertiliser Ministry seeks to double subsidy from Rs 1.71 lakh crore budgeted for FY27 as Iran war hits costs [The Economic Times] BRICS+ agriculture beyond borders: Trade and resilience for a food-secure world [The Economic Times] Agriculture sector growth dips in FY26 amid decline in current prices [Business Standard] Wheat production to surpass last year’s level, says Shivraj Chouhan [Business Standard] Home CELEBRATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA – 21 JUNE 2026 India needs to raise food grains production to 450 million tonnes by 2047: Chaudhari [The Economic Times] Publications Centre withdraws draft Sugarcane (Control) order, 2026 amid opposition from farmers [Rural Voice] India, IFAD deepen partnership on climate-resilient rural growth initiatives [The Hindu Business Line] West Asia war: Centre working on extending new investment policy for urea [Business Standard] Government’s wheat procurement surges 17pc to 35 million tonnes, exceeds target for 2026-27 season [The Economic Times] Record pulses buffer to act as shield against El Nino, says govt official [The Economic Times] Ahead of World Environment Day 2026, FAIFA, released a report calling for climate-resilient farming to protect food security and farmers’ livelihoods. MoS Pemmasani Chandrasekhar calls for making Andhra’s Guntur model district for sustainable agriculture [NewsonAir] FAIFA Launches Landmark Agricultural Climate Resilience Report on World Environment Day India books phosphate fertilizer at 40% above pre-war prices [The Economic Times] Minimum Support Price Government to procure additional maize, jowar, sunflower [The New Indian Express] Farmers call for climate resilient farming [Deccab Chronicle] Government in ‘advanced stage of consultation’ on industry’s demand for cotton import duty removal: Official [The Hindu] Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare says Khet Bachao Abhiyan reaches 2.71 crore citizens [NewsonAir] El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield crops [The Economic Times] IIRR’s direct seeded rice initiative increases yields by 8-13% [The Hindu Business Line] News44 ‘Rs 12.35/kg won’t even pay for fertiliser, labour’: Maharashtra onion farmers call Centre’s procurement price inadequate [The Economic Times] India bans sugar exports with immediate effect to cool domestic prices [Hindu Business Line] Climate Change Impact El Niño threat looms over India, pushes farmers towards drought-resistant crops [The Telegraph online] Climate resilience must become a national priority for agriculture, says farmers’ apex body [The Hindu Business Line] Climate crisis – adopt El Nino ready farming: FAIFA [Dainik Bhaskar] ITC’s AI ‘Crop Doctor’ helps farmers improve plant health for up to 70 crops [The Pioneer] Union Ministers Shri JP Nadda and Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launch ‘SEHAT Mission’, a major new initiative linking agriculture and health [PIB] Global rice prices poised to gain on deficit, geopolitical crisis and weather concerns [Hindu Business Line] India launches new IFAD-backed programme to boost rural incomes and climate resilience [The Hindu Business Line] Rs 10 sugarcane FRP hike: Small raise, big questions for farmers and mills [The Economic Times] MSP hike for Kharif crops: Cabinet raises support prices for 14 crops [The Times of India] Maize emerges as India’s top ethanol feedstock as supplies surpass 515 crore litres [The Economic Times] India must prepare agriculture for El Niño Risk: Federation of All India Farmer Associations [DailyHunt] Climate resilience must become a national priority for agriculture, says farmers’ apex body [The Hindu Business Line]