As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.
High exports driven by demand from China led to shortage in country, where broken rice is used to make ethanol & as cattle feed. Lower & delayed planting likely to hit production too.
In 5 east UP districts, where rice is primary rain-fed crop, the overwhelming sentiment is despair. For most, planting has been delayed by over a month, which means a drop in yield.
The MSP of sesame was raised to Rs 7,307/quintal from Rs 6,855/quintal. ThePrint looks at the production, output, and export of the oilseed crop that got the highest absolute hike in MSP.
A normal monsoon season is critical for India’s crop output and economic growth at a time when the country is battling the world’s worst Covid outbreak.
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
So, there will be a shortage of rice for ethanol? I say that’s a good thing. This whole business of growing more subsidized rice from tax money, and then selling the ethanol again to the taxpayer, needs to stop. Ask Punjab farmers to switch to pulses and oilseeds and cotton instead, to reduce our imports. Everyone will benefit from this.
Punjab is not India’s rice bowl. Telangana is.
So, there will be a shortage of rice for ethanol? I say that’s a good thing. This whole business of growing more subsidized rice from tax money, and then selling the ethanol again to the taxpayer, needs to stop. Ask Punjab farmers to switch to pulses and oilseeds and cotton instead, to reduce our imports. Everyone will benefit from this.