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10th round of dialogue is to be held between the farmer and the government on January 19, in the meantime, today the farmers' organizations will have a meeting on the strategy ahead. Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the "government is ready to amend the farmer's law".

'Government sent proposal to farmers union, decision will be made soon'- Narendra Singh Tomar

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The fourth round of talks between the Centre and the farmers' representatives remained inconclusive, the protests will continue till the demands of the farmers are met. The agitation is aimed at getting the three farm bills revoked.

As the fouth round of talks between the Centre and the farmers' representatives remained inconclusive, the protests will continue till the demands of the farmers are met. The agitation is aimed at getting the three farm bills revoked.

The ongoing meeting between the farmer and the government is over, know what the Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said after the meeting.

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said on Saturday that the protest by farmers in various parts of the country were attempts to get media attention, triggering demands by opposition parties for his removal.

Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar was born in 1950 in Buldhana district of Maharashtra. He was the former state president of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

West Bengal`s Mamata Banerjee government on Wednesday carried out a small reshuffle, replacing Agriculture Minister Purnendu Basu with Asish Banerjee.

The government on Friday remained non-committal on whether to follow the erstwhile UPA dispensation's decision to grant a farm loan waiver across the country, after the Congress made the demand in Rajya Sabha.

Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Sunday said India was for the early implementation of past commitments made at the G20 agriculture ministers` meetings.

Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh on Saturday called upon farm scientists to speed up efforts to transfer technologies from the lab to the grassroots level in an effort to double farmers' income in the next five years.

 The government will work towards farmers' welfare and make Indian agriculture globally competitive, new Minister of State for Agriculture, S S Ahluwalia on Wednesday said.

India will not allow seed companies such as Monsanto to exploit farmers and will keep regulating seed prices, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh told reporters on Monday.

The government will "abide by Supreme Court directions" on allowing Genetically Modified crops in the country, Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today said while clarifying Centre's stand on the controversial issue.

Rabi sowing starts from October, while harvesting begins from March.

We have been told in our Department to start the process now so that funds for crucial schemes are released within 15 days after the Budget is passed in February," he said.

During the drought years in 2009 and 2012, the previous United Progressive Alliance government had announced a 50 percent diesel subsidy for farmers in rainfall deficit areas.