North Indian cold wave impacts two major Rabi crops in different ways“The cold wave in the first fortnight of this month has remained favourable for the wheat crop. According to our estimate, production will ...
24 Jan, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
India says GM technology important for food security, import reductionIndia said on Thursday it was important for it to adopt farming technologies like genetically modified crops to ensure food security and cu...
08 Dec, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
India gives environmental approval for gene-modified mustardThe world's biggest importer of edible oils, on which it spends tens of billions of dollars a year, India fills more than 70% of its demand...
27 Oct, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
Agriculture experts see a shift to mustard, lentilsWhile farmers in the eastern areas of Uttar Pradesh may opt for mustard, the western region of the state will likely choose wheat. Madhya P...
19 Oct, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
Canada to explore canola oil export opportunities to IndiaAccording to the Canola Council of Canada, canola generates one quarter of all farm cash receipts. Canada exports more than 90% of its cano...
18 Feb, 2020, 10.27 AM IST
Mustard cultivation shrinks as rains make farmers turn to wheat, pulsesThe sown area of mustard in Rajasthan—the largest producer of the oilseed—has shrunk to around 2.1 million hectares this winter from 2.5 mi...
30 Nov, 2019, 03.23 PM IST
Mustard prices face the squeeze, China exports can ease the woesGoing forward, prices may get some support from government procurement at the minimum support price (MSP).
19 Mar, 2019, 06.56 PM IST
Farmers, activists demand immediate rollback of approval for GM MustardThe protesters believed that the GM crops will affect farmers in the long run and went to question the legitimacy of the approval given by ...
17 May, 2017, 08.25 PM IST
Industry demands reduction in duty on high oil-content oilseedsThe Association has maintained that this move will not affect the farmers adversely as they are protected by the minimum support price.
21 Dec, 2015, 01.49 PM IST
- Farmers expect stable rapeseed-mustard prices for the next crop
With the sowing of mustard in Punjab beginning from mid October to November agriculture scientist at the Punab Agriculture University (PAU)...
10 Oct, 2011, 09.19 PM IST
- Land under Wheat shrinks by 36% in Rajasthan
Following exceptionally poor monsoon and dipping water table across the state, Rajasthan government has reduced the land under wheat cultiv...
03 Nov, 2009, 03.27 PM IST
- Land under Wheat shrinks by 36% in Rajasthan
Following exceptionally poor monsoon and dipping water table across the state, Rajasthan government has reduced the land under wheat cultiv...
03 Nov, 2009, 03.26 PM IST
- Soyabean, mustard seed futures hit 3 pc lower circuit
Soyabean and mustard seed futures hit the lower level of 3 per cent on NCDEX counter on Tuesday tracking weak sentiments in global market a...
05 Aug, 2008, 02.09 PM IST
- NAFED looks at commercial procurement of oilseeds
The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), the nodal agency for oilseeds and pulses procurement on behalf of the C...
12 Feb, 2008, 07.39 PM IST
- Mustard seed sowing spells 1MT shortage
Sowing mustard seeds in the ongoing rabi season appears to have been hit by a slow start.
27 Dec, 2007, 03.01 AM IST
- Mustard acreage slumps in Rajasthan
Lack of rainfall is likely to bring down the mustard production considerably in Rajasthan and the state may not achieve its target of 27 la...
21 Nov, 2007, 05.10 PM IST
- Industry sees mustard seed shortage ahead
A section of trade estimates the new mustard seed crop to be 25-30% less than 2005-06 production. According to Sanjay Agarwal, MD, KS Oils,...
17 Jan, 2007, 12.00 AM IST