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Gujarat extends MSP crop registration deadline to Oct 24
The Gujarat agriculture department has extended by 15 days the deadline for farmers to register for procurement of kharif crops at minimum support prices (MSP). Farmers can now register online until 24 October to sell groundnut, moong, soybean and urad at MSP, agriculture minister Jitu Vaghani announced on Sunday, 4 October.
The department has also opened the i-Khedut portal for farmers to apply for certified seeds, seed mini-kits and demonstration components for the upcoming rabi season. Farmers can register for these on the portal until 15 October, Vaghani said. He stated that the decision was taken in the interest of farmers and to ensure that benefits of various agricultural schemes reach them during the rabi season.
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The extension addresses farmer representations but leaves a tight window for registrations, with only 19 days until the new deadline of 24 October. The separate 15 October cutoff for rabi-season inputs on the i-Khedut portal creates a staggered administrative schedule that farmers must track. With the rabi season beginning after the kharif harvest, the effectiveness of the outreach depends on how many farmers complete both registrations in time.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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