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Wheat sowing lags at 11,000 hectare so far amid deficient monsoon; rabi acreage downWheat sowing in India has reached 11,000 hectares as of October 23, against 27,000 hectares a year earlier, as a deficient southwest monsoo...
Double trouble at the dinner table: When will food prices normalise for Indians?India’s food inflation: Food prices are rising unevenly, impacting household budgets, while inflation is projected to persist in upcoming m...
Weakest monsoon since 2015 prompts ICRA to cut FY27 farm growth forecastIn 2026, the Southwest monsoon recorded rainfall at 87 percent of the long-period average, the lowest since 2015. ICRA has lowered its agri...
Foodgrain target for 2026-27 cut to 374 MT amid El Nino concernsThe Centre has also assured states of adequate availability of fertilisers, certified seeds and financial resources for the 2026-27 rabi se...
Foodgrain output target cut over El Nino impactOf the overall target, 177.72 mt is expected to come from the rabi season, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said at the National...
El Nino fears: Govt cuts foodgrain target by 2.63 MTIndia has announced a reduced foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year. The decision comes amidst con...
El Nino threatens rabi crops in rainfed areas, may affect foodgrain output: Agri SecyThe rabi season in India is expected to encounter difficulties due to the El Nino weather pattern. Agriculture Secretary Atish Chandra high...
Kharif data gives India a pleasant advance glimpse of the year's pickings; full picture a little while awayKharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...
India's monsoon deficit widens to 15%, strengthening El Nino poses farm risk: ReportIndia's monsoon rainfall deficit now stands at 15 percent, raising concerns about agricultural productivity. Kharif crop sowing is largely ...
National reservoir levels reach 70.3% capacity amid widening regional monsoon gaps: ReportReservoir storage nationwide reached seventy point three percent of capacity this week. Western and Central India maintained high storage l...
World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount, FAO saysGlobal food prices reached their highest point since late 2022. Adverse weather and war disruptions are increasing concerns over staple sup...
Rabi planting decreases 0.52% till dateWheat planting fell by 4.02% to 298.67 lakh hectare, largely in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, but increased in Gujarat, Himacha...
Government sees record foodgrain output at 271.98 mt for 2016-17Wheat, rice, pulses, coarse cereals and oil seed production are all set to surpass previous record, as per the agriculture ministry's secon...
Pulses output down 4% in 2015-16, foodgrains slightly upCoarse cereals production is estimated to have declined to 37.94 million tonnes in 2015-16 from 42.86 million tonnes in the previous year.
Government sees record kharif pulses, oilseeds, coarse cereal outputThe sowing in the kharif (summer) season begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon from June, while the harvesting starts from October.
Wheat sowing this season dips 3% to 279.6 lakh hectaresArea sown under coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds is also lesser in the winter sowing season as compared to the year-ago period.
Wheat sowing down by 3.7 per cent to nearly 242 lakh hectares so farProduction of foodgrains (comprising rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals) in 2013-14 crop year (July-June) stood at 264.77 million tonne...
Farmers to pay more for animal fodder as deficient monsoon hits output of coarse grainsWith the decline in production of coarse cereals such as jowar, bajra and maize, cattle feed prices are expected to remain firm this year.
- Centre to include fodder and coarse cereals in NFSM
Centre has introduce cultivation of fodder and coarse cereals under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in the XII five year plan, starti...
- Coarse cereal now more expensive than wheat as Indians take to healthy foods
The market for jowar, bajra and ragi is witnessing a turnaround never seen before as urban Indians begin to take a more active interest in ...