Govt says crop insurance claims worth Rs 2,761.10 cr pending under PMFBY till 2021-22Crop insurance claims worth Rs 2,761.10 crore under PMFBY were pending till 2021-22, with Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat being the stat...
08 Aug, 2023, 03.47 PM IST
Government sets foodgrain output target at record 328 million tonnes for 2022-23 crop yearBarring soyabean, Singh said there was surplus seed availability to meet the requirement of the upcoming kharif season. Even fertiliser ava...
19 Apr, 2022, 07.18 PM IST
Govt sets foodgrain output target at record 301 mn tonnes for 2020-21The target for the 2020-21 crop year (July-June) was set at the National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020, which was held on Monday to rev...
21 Sep, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
Government sets foodgrain production target at record 298.3 mn tonnes for 2020-21 crop yearAddressing the National Conference on Kharif (summer-sown) crops 2020 through video-conference, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar s...
16 Apr, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
Govt recommends standard operating procedure for farm operations“Land preparation should be done by tractor driven machineries, which needs minimum labour. Farmers should use seed cum fertilizer drills, ...
16 Apr, 2020, 01.45 PM IST
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...
16 Apr, 2020, 01.37 PM IST
National-level video conference on evolving Kharif sowing strategy next weekThe Centre on Thursday called a national-level video conference on April 16 for chalking out a strategy for sowing the rain-fed kharif crop...
09 Apr, 2020, 01.07 PM IST
Kharif crop production this year to be higher than last year's 141.71 mn tonnes: Parshottam RupalaThe minister said kharif crops were affected in some states because of floods but it would not have much impact on the overall production.
20 Sep, 2019, 02.37 PM IST
Banking on normal monsoon, Centre sets record foodgrain targetThe Agriculture ministry expects foodgrain production to touch a record 277.49 million tonnes in the 2017-18 crop year.
26 Apr, 2018, 09.29 AM IST
Government sees better agricultural output this year on hopes of good monsoonThe Met office today predicted that there will be 'above normal' monsoon this year, easing fears over farm and economic growth.
12 Apr, 2016, 08.32 PM IST
Government expects good southwest monsoon this yearGovernment said monsoon this year is expected to be normal and directed states to chalk out plans to boost crop acreage and production in k...
11 Apr, 2016, 03.52 PM IST
National conference on evolving kharif sowing strategy next weekThe strategy to be formulated for kharif crops this year is "crucial" in the backdrop of the government's announcement to double farmers' i...
08 Apr, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Kharif rice output projected to drop to 92.32 million tonnes: GovernmentRice production stood at 92.76 million tonnes in the kharif season of 2012-13 crop year, while total foodgrain output was at 128.20 million...
24 Sep, 2013, 11.34 AM IST
- Centre ponders Look East strategy on Kharif staple rice
Centre's upcoming two-day national level meet on summer sown crops is gearing up to coin an aggressive Look East strategy on kharif staple ...
05 Apr, 2011, 08.15 PM IST
- Rice output estimates worrisome
Top rice growing states have clocked in worrisome news over this kharif’s total output notwithstanding the rosy picture that emerged on the...
20 Sep, 2007, 02.19 AM IST
- Govt targets 221.5 m tonnes foodgrain output in 2007-08
Rabi foodgrain production of 105.6 million tonnes in 2006-07 may have surpassed the previous record production of 104.2 million tonnes achi...
19 Sep, 2007, 03.40 AM IST
- Nafed to pump in pulses to cool prices
With the price of pulses firming up in the domestic markets after Maharashtra imposed storage restrictions and Delhi threatening to follow ...
21 Sep, 2006, 12.00 AM IST