The Centre has also assured states of adequate availability of fertilisers, certified seeds and financial resources for the 2026-27 rabi se...

Of the overall target, 177.72 mt is expected to come from the rabi season, agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, said at the National...

India has announced a reduced foodgrain production target of 373.93 million tonnes for the 2026-27 crop year. The decision comes amidst con...

The rabi season in India is expected to encounter difficulties due to the El Nino weather pattern. Agriculture Secretary Atish Chandra high...

Kharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...

India's monsoon rainfall deficit now stands at 15 percent, raising concerns about agricultural productivity. Kharif crop sowing is largely ...

Reservoir storage nationwide reached seventy point three percent of capacity this week. Western and Central India maintained high storage l...

Global food prices reached their highest point since late 2022. Adverse weather and war disruptions are increasing concerns over staple sup...

Wheat planting fell by 4.02% to 298.67 lakh hectare, largely in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, but increased in Gujarat, Himacha...

Wheat, rice, pulses, coarse cereals and oil seed production are all set to surpass previous record, as per the agriculture ministry's secon...

Coarse cereals production is estimated to have declined to 37.94 million tonnes in 2015-16 from 42.86 million tonnes in the previous year.

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

Area sown under coarse cereals, pulses and oilseeds is also lesser in the winter sowing season as compared to the year-ago period.

Production of foodgrains (comprising rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals) in 2013-14 crop year (July-June) stood at 264.77 million tonne...

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

Centre has introduce cultivation of fodder and coarse cereals under National Food Security Mission (NFSM) in the XII five year plan, starti...

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 ...