The Indian government is ready for El Nino's impact on the upcoming kharif crop. Contingency plans are being made for affected districts. T...

The 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...

Sowing of kharif (summer) crops like paddy begins with the onset of the Southwest monsoon from June, while harvesting in most of the parts ...

Record output has been achieved in rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses on the back of good rains in the said period.

The global output was fuelled by increased wheat output in North America -by more than 10 million tonnes year on year -and increases in the...

The sowing in the kharif (summer) season begins with the onset of the southwest monsoon from June, while the harvesting starts from October.

With the decline in production of coarse cereals such as jowar, bajra and maize, cattle feed prices are expected to remain firm this year.

This initiative would help encourage production and subsidisation of wheat, pulses, coarse cereals and commercial crops like sugarcane and ...

India's cheapest grains, ignored, disdained, and disappearing in much of the country, are now much sought after cereals in America.

Output of major crops, both food and non-food, is expected to decline by about 2.3 per cent in 2012-13 as sowing has remained sluggish.

Expressing concern over the weakest monsoon since 2009, the Reserve Bank today said rainfall deficit of 21 per cent is likely to hit produc...

Shortage of drinking water and an adverse impact on the prices of fruits, vegetables, pulses, sugar has been felt in several areas.

A report of independent research house CRISIL Research has said that the current monsoon situation in the country is similar to the drought...

The deficit rainfall will take a toll on kharif production this year with coarse cereals like maize receiving the maximum hit.

India's foodgrains production is estimated at a record 235.88 million tonnes in the 2010-11 crop year, ending June.

India may witness record foodgrains production in the 2010-11 crop year, surpassing the previous high of 234.47 million tonnes seen in 2008...

The country’s wheat and rice production is likely to grow by 7% and 8% respectively by 2011-12.