Gandhinagar: Gujarat has once again reaffirmed its dominance in groundnut cultivation and production, contributing more than 50 percent to India’s total output. The state has achieved the highest-ever sowing of groundnut over 22 lakh hectares this year, Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel announced. He said Gujarat’s groundnut production is projected to reach a historic 66 lakh metric tonnes in 2025 — the highest in the state’s history and nearly three times more than the 22 lakh MT r...Read More

Gandhinagar: The procurement of Kharif crops, including groundnuts at the support price, has been completed in Gujarat. The state has recorded its highest-ever purchase of 12.23 lakh metric tonnes of groundnuts. Groundnuts worth over ₹8,295 crore have been procured from more than 3.67 lakh farmers, stated Agriculture Minister Raghavji Patel. The union government had increased the per-day purchase limit of groundnuts from a single farmer to 200 maunds. As a result, a record-breaking 12.23 la...Read More

Gandhinagar: In yet another action against corruption, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (A.C.B.) successfully conducted a decoy operation at the APMC Godown in Satlasana, Mehsana district, on January 11, 2025. The operation resulted in the arrest of Kalyanji alias Kalaji Masaji Thakor, who was caught accepting a bribe of ₹4,500. The incident stemmed from irregularities in the procurement of groundnuts at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at the APMC Godown. Information received by ACB revealed that...Read More