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RABI CROP PLANTATION
Rabi crop acreage rises by 5% in just a weekRabi planting is expected to continue till the month’s end. The government has set a rabiseason crop planting target of 638.37 lakh hectare...
Rabi crops acreage jumps by 7 per cent in just a week: MinistryAccording to the Central Water Commission, which monitors 91 major reservoirs in the country, the levels in key reservoirs are higher than ...
Rabi crop planting rises 10% in a weekRabi planting is expected to continue till the month end. The government has set a rabi-season crop planting target of 638.37 lakh hectares.
Demonetisation leads to farmers' default on loans; bankers respond with lesser lendingUsually farmers raise informal credit from aarthiyaas to tackle the delay in crop remuneration. Now even aarthiyas are short.
Government to scale down insurance cover for crop insurance fraudBesides imposing heavy penalty on rogue farmers, officials proposed that such farmers be debarred from the low-premium scheme for the seaso...
Winter chill brings warm glow of optimism for rabi cropAn encouraged agriculture ministry said the sowing process of pulses was still on and the overall sown area is likely to be increased.
April rain that destroyed crops was a blessing for Tamil Nadu farmersIn Tamil Nadu though, while some banana plantations and crops of turmeric and pulses were affected, it actually aided farmers in the sowing...
Quality of wheat crop likely to improve even as area under plantation shrinks 2.3%“As of now, the wheat crop health is better than the previous year,” said agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna.
Government chalks out plan for rabi sowing; aims 94 MT wheat outputThe Centre today asked state governments to focus during the rabi season on 3.37 million hectare that was left unsown due to delayed monsoo...
Naveen Patnaik sets deadline for restoration work post PhailinNaveen Patnaik today set deadlines for different departments to complete reconstruction activities, post Cyclone Phailin.
- Experts may prescribe alternate varieties to arrest heavy crop loss
Heavy and continuous rain in Sub Himalayn West Bengal has pushed back kharif and subsequent rabi crop season for at least 1 month developin...
- North Bengal apprehends heavy loss in Kharif as well as Rabi crop due to ongoing heavy rain
Heavy downpour since 1st June in Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim is going to cause heavy loss in Kharif crop production in the region.
- Farm sector growth likely to be 3 pc this year: PMEAC
The Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council today projected 3 per cent growth for the farm sector in 2011-12 buoyed by record grains out...
- Delayed monsoon may take a toll on horticulture production in Haryana
Haryana's horticultural production for the year 2009-10 is likely to take a severe knock-down if drought conditions continue and monsoon ge...
- Bihar flood destroys Rs 150-crore crop
Ravaging floods in Bihar have destroyed crops worth over Rs 150 crore so far and the figure could further rise in the coming days, a senior...
- Rs 644 crore for agriculture insurance scheme
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday announced Rs 644 crores for the National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (NAIS).
- Rain hits crop output
With the rain gods showing no sign of letting up in Maharashtra, the state may see huge crop losses.