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Lakhs of farmers committed suicide between 2005-14, situation changed under Modi regime: UP CM YogiUttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday highlighted a transformation in agriculture over the past 12 years. He also stated that farme...
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield cropsAgriculture ministry has directed states to prepare district-wise crop strategies, and promote short-duration crops such as pulses, certain...
Kharif season faces "double whammy" from El Nino risk and Gulf tensions: ExpertsIndia's upcoming Kharif season faces a double challenge. A likely weak monsoon due to El Nino and ongoing Gulf tensions threaten farm outpu...
Centre raises MSP for 14 kharif crops, boosts support for pulses and oilseedsBased on expected margins over cost of production, the MSP hike is the most for moong at 61%, followed by bajra and maize (56% each) and tu...
Kharif reset: Farmers may ditch paddy and maize for soybean, pulses amid monsoon fearsAs the kharif season approaches, farmers are leaning towards cultivating oilseeds like soybean and pulses such as urad and masur, primarily...
Monsoon onset over Andaman around May 20: IMDThe Southwest Monsoon is set to arrive in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands around May 20. India anticipates below-average rainfall this year...
Centre pushes chemical fertilisers alternatives as output slumpsIndia is pushing alternatives to chemical fertilisers after a 24.6% drop in output and supply disruptions linked to the Strait of Hormuz cr...
India's global Ammonia tender likely ahead to secure fertilizer productionIndia plans a global tender for ammonia, a key fertilizer ingredient. This move aims to secure vital raw material for urea and other fertil...
Govt sets record foodgrains production target“We have targeted the rice production at 117.5 million tonnes and wheat production at 106.5 million tonnes - almost equal to last year’s es...
Kharif food-grain output to be record high, show initial government estimatesProduction of rice, sugarcane and oilseed is expected to be higher than last year, show the first advance estimate of the agriculture minis...
Kharif grain output may match last year's 138 mn tonnes: GovernmentFoodgrains production in kharif season is expected to be around last year's level. Crop conditions are good and productivity will be higher...
Chhattisgarh grain 'scam': Minister says action taken against guilty"An FIR was registered against the duo in Bhatapara police station in November 2015, besides a departmental inquiry is underway against the...
Kharif grains, vegetable output target fixed at 17.71 lakh tonsHimachal government has fixed foodgrains and vegetable production target for Kharif season this year at 17.71 lakh tonnes.
Foodgrain output likely to dip 3.5 pc in FY13:The overall foodgrains production is expected to dip by 3.5 per cent to 250.1 million tonnes (MT) in 2012-13, economic think tank CMIE has...
- Grain output may be close to target despite weather woes
Food grain production is likely to decline by 4.5% this year following erratic monsoon during the kharif season and lower paddy acreage in ...
Farmers bet on rains while global market keeps a watchWith a normal monsoon forecast every state has increased its estimates.
- Farmers bet on rains while global market keeps a watch
This year, with a normal monsoon forecast by the India Meteorological Department, every state has increased its estimates for area under kh...