Sugar mills agree to buy sugarcane at Rs 531 per quintal Kathmandu, December 15 Sugarcane farmers and operators of sugar factories have mutually determined the price of sugarcane at Rs 531.20 per quintal for the time being till the government fixes a minimum purchase price of the crop for the ongoing... 16 Dec, 2017
RENDEZVOUS: �Market management for agro products required under the federal system� Though the government started fixing the support price of paddy and sugarcane a few years ago to ensure that farmers get reasonable price for their produce, the government is yet to set the minimum rates of both crops for the ongoing fiscal. As a... 04 Dec, 2017
Meeting to fix sugarcane price ends inconclusively Farmers are demanding at least Rs 560 per quintal but sugar mills do not want to pay more than Rs 510 per quintal Kathmandu, December 1 The meeting between sugarcane producers and sugar mills held today failed to determine the price of... 02 Dec, 2017
Govt proposes 50 per cent customs duty on sugar import Kathmandu, November 28 The government is mulling over hiking import duty on sugar to 50 per cent to support sugarcane farmers and prop up sugar price in the domestic market. Arguing that domestic sugarcane farmers and their produce are likely to... 29 Nov, 2017
MoAD likely to fix support price of sugarcane at Rs 531 per quintal Kathmandu, November 28 The Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) is set to fix the support price of sugarcane at Rs 531 per quintal for the ongoing fiscal year — continuation of the support price of sugarcane fixed in 2016-17. Suroj... 29 Nov, 2017
Lawmakers demand immediate distribution of grant to quake survivors KATHMANDU: Lawmakers have demanded to distribute the grants to the 2015 Gorkha earthquake survivors for the house re-construction without further delay. During the zero and special hour in the Legislature-Parliament today, the lawmakers drew the... Horoscopes 30 Jul, 2017
Sweet harvest Sugarcane farmers of Beldandi in Kanchanpur district harvest the crops, on Friday, January 13, 2017. Photo: RSS
