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Rainfall deficit narrows to 24%, to boost Kharif sowing in JulyImproved July rainfall has narrowed the country's deficit to twenty-four percent. This development raises hopes for faster kharif sowing ac...- Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
- From surplus to strain: World rice supply threatened by Iran war, El NinoThe effects of the Iran war are impacting farmers in top exporters Thailand and Vietnam as well as the import-reliant Philippines and Ind...
- Kharif paddy sowing rises 12 pc to 365 lakh hectares; acreage of cotton, oilseeds downPaddy sowing during this kharif season has seen a significant increase of 12 per cent, reaching 364.80 lakh hectares compared to last year'...
- Gujarat witnesses growth in Rabi crop-sowing areasGujarat's Rabi crop sowing has exceeded 47.55 lakh hectares, surpassing the three-year average, driven by favorable rains and high prices. ...
- Digital crop survey on cards to fine-tune farm statisticsA mobile application of the digital crop survey and relevant web applications will be used by nodal officials of states to gather data on c...
- Declare drought, give Rs 1 crore grant to each constituency: Bommai tells Karnataka governmentSenior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai has called on the Karnataka government to declare an “agriculture drought” amid reports that sowing has ...
- Rajasthan may see bumper kharif poduction on good rainsRajasthan is likely to have bumper kharif crop production as the sowing was done in 144 lakh hectare area so far as against a target of 157...
- 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...
- Wheat acreage up by 1.5 per cent so far this Rabi season"Wheat's sowing area has shown slight improvement and is at 161.57 lakh hectares as compared to last year's 159.11 lakh hectares," official...
- Agricultural growth slows to 2.9 per cent in Q1The fall in production of rice and oilseeds pulled down the growth in the agriculture sector to 2.9 per cent.
- Wheat, pulses oilseeds up, maize downWinter staple wheat has been sown in nearly 10 lakh hectares (one million ha) more this seaon upto October 1, when sowing season began, but...
- Rajasthan farmers gung ho about wheat prospectsThe wheat sowing has increased in most parts of Rajasthan including Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jhunjhunu, Sikar and Tonk districts.
- Rains in Rajasthan to boost mustard outputUntimely winter rains are eliciting mixed responses from Rajasthan farmers. While it’s proving to be a major bottleneck in wheat and barley...
- Mustard output set to rise on good rainsEven as a good soya and groundnut harvest is putting pressure on the rabi oilseed, low water requirement and favourable weather conditions ...
- Guar acreage set to go up on good rainsGood rains in Rajasthan have raised the hopes of a better guar crop this season after last year’s dismal output due to a weak monsoon.
- Truant rains check sowing progressThe country has received 14% less rains than the long-period average (LPA) till Thursday since the beginning of the monsoon season on June ...
- Cotton sowing affected as shooting mercury singes germinating seedsSoaring temperatures across Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan have burnt germinating cotton seedlings, signalling a shortfall in output this se...
- Delay in rains worries Maharashtra farmersFarmers are waiting for the rains to sow jowar, bajra, maize, groundnut & pulses. As on June 15 sowing has been done on 6% of the normal kh...
- Wheat output goof-up baffles Krishi BhawanWith the actual wheat production in 2007-08 likely to fall short of the initial estimate of 75.53 million tonnes, triggering fears of the p...
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