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The Modi government has taken an important decision in the interest of farmers of Uttar Pradesh. With the efforts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the purchase of peanuts and moong at the minimum support price.
The Modi government has taken an important decision in the interest of farmers of Uttar Pradesh. With the efforts of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the purchase of peanuts and moong at the minimum support price.
On Wednesday, video conferencing took place between Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan and Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Minister Surya Pratap Shahi. In this, the royal informed the Union Agriculture Minister that in Zayed 2024-25, the cover of moong in Uttar Pradesh was 1.60 lakh hectares and peanuts have been 1.74 lakh hectares. He urged the farmers to buy the peanuts and moong produced by the farmers of the state on MSP, which was gladly accepted by the Union Agriculture Minister.
The target of purchasing moong for Zayed 2024-25 has been set 34,720 metric tonnes and the target of purchasing peanuts 50,750 metric tons has been set. A large number of farmers of the state will benefit from this decision of the central government. Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has also assured that the goal of purchasing peanuts and moong can be increased if needed. In addition, approved will also be provided if the proposal is received in relation to the purchase of urad.
Agriculture Minister Suryapratap Shahi has thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan for this unprecedented decision taken in the interest of farmers. The State Agriculture Minister has also urged the Central Government to purchase the production of maize cultivation on a large scale in Zayed at a minimum support price, so that farmers of the state can get additional income.
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