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

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

The central government has eased wheat procurement rules for Punjab and Chandigarh for the Rabi Marketing Season 2026-27. This decision fol...

The Centre has said that there has been some damage to the rabi (winter) crops, including wheat, due to unseasonal rains and hailstorm brou...

In five districts of Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla and Sirmaur up to 33 per cent of Rabi crops have been damaged. The total loss to the...

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...

Farmers are dependent on monsoon, which is unpredictable, he said, adding that despite all measures in place, cultivators are at the mercy ...

The government has not done anything, the farmers have been left to fend for themselves,” Nand Kishore Yadav, the leader of the Opposition ...

The UP government has already sent a report on the extent of crop damage and has sought a relief package of Rs 700 crore.

Punjab and Haryana, the major foodgrain growing states, had already sought financial assistance from the Centre for farmers whose crop suff...

Revised figures show that the total area under damaged Rabi crop is 106.73 lakh hectares in 14 states as against 181 lakh hectares reported...

The extent of the loss of rabi crop was communicated to the finance minister Arun Jaitley by the agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh in ...

The Agriculture Minister told Jaitley that the total rabi crop loss may come down to around 100 lakh hectares when the final report is prep...

I think we are heading towards zero percent growth -- it may be plus/minus one. That is the growth rate we are expecting in agriculture.

Wheat output this year is likely to be below the government's estimate of 95.60 million tonnes due to untimely rain, wind and hailstorm.

Shivraj Chouhan today said unseasonal rains and hailstorm caused extensive damage to crops in MP with farmers suffering loss of about Rs 13...

Overall, though, the current rainfall is expected to be helpful for the rabi season as sowing of a majority of the rabi crops like gram and...