A sharp difference in day and nighttime temperatures in December and January hurt flowering and fruit setting, while hotter than usual weat...

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

India's agriculture sector may face a challenging year ahead amid concerns over weak monsoon, possible El Nino conditions, and fertiliser s...

As extreme weather events become more frequent and less predictable, the future of Indian agriculture will depend on how effectively it com...

New laws for seeds and pesticides are nearing completion. These laws aim to curb fake farm inputs with stricter penalties. The government i...

India's kharif foodgrain production is set to exceed the government's goal. This is due to increased cultivation and favorable monsoon rain...

The damage to the moong, urad, groundnut and soybean crops could range 10-15%, leading to concerns about a significant increase in prices o...

Decline in acreage and lack of improvement in crop yields is likely to result in 13 per cent fall in onion output for the kharif season 202...

"The impact of this untimely rain will not be good for the standing crop. The quality will go down and the colour will change. The marketin...

Unprecedented rainfall in Marathwada has submerged the soya bean crop. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted formation of...

Output of pulses is expected to be lower this year due to erratic monsoons, said a government official. An adequate supply is to be made su...

In crop year 2018-19, farm profits jumped 26% on-year over a low base of the preceding year (2017-18), which had seen per-hectare profits d...

The state government has distributed 4,000 tonnes of seeds in flood-affected areas and has asked district administration to see that farmer...

USDA has also pegged India's rice production this year to be at 100 mn tonnes, which includes 87 mn tonnes of kharif rice & 13 mn tonnes of...

Potato crop, which contributes about 10% to the country's total output, is expected to get damaged due to recent flash floods but the Centr...

Outputs of cane, cotton, soya, pulses, onion and potato are going to be lower.

Even though onion prices are rising in the country, NHRDF has said there is no shortage of the commodity in the country.