Bonanza for 4.5 million UP sugarcane farmers
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh government today announced to increase the sugarcane price by Rs 30 to Rs 400 per quintal for early maturing variety of the crop. This will…
UP mulling over Digital Agriculture Policy
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh, which is one of India’s leading farm producers, is mulling over a Digital Agriculture Policy to boost the sector and augment farm incomes. UP Chief…
‘Agriculture key to achieving $1 trillion economy goal’
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state is moving steadily to becoming a global food basket with the agricultural sector playing a pivotal role in…
UP steps us farmer registrations for PM Kisan
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh government is accelerating farmer registrations with 50 percent of the task already completed across all 75 districts. From April 1, 2026, only registered farmers…
Millets procurement kicks off in UP
Virendra Singh Rawat Under Kharif Marketing Year 2025-26, the purchase of ‘Shree Anna’ (coarse grains/millets) kicked off in Uttar Pradesh today. This procurement will continue till December 31, 2025. For…
UP paddy procurement from Oct 1
Virendra Singh Rawat The paddy procurement under the Kharif Marketing Year 2025–26 will begin from October 1 in the Western region. The Eastern UP divisions will witness procurement will begin…
UP targets top spot in farm exports
Virendra Singh Rawat To align with its aim of becoming a $one trillion economy by 2030, Uttar Pradesh is eyeing the coveted spot of India’s top farm exporter in the…
Patanjali to support UP’s cow-based economy
Virendra Singh Rawat Yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s promoted Patanjali will support Uttar Pradesh in cow-based rural economy plan to boost rural development as envisioned by chief minister Yogi Adityanath. UP…
UP bets on biogas as vehicular fuel
Virendra Singh Rawat The Uttar Pradesh government is betting big on the potential of the biogas value chain to power vehicles. This step is aimed at boosting UP’s rural economy…
Yogi bats for scientific farming in UP
Virendra Singh Rawat Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath today lamented that only 25–30% of the state farmers ar able to adopt and implement scientific research in their farming practices.…