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- 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...
- 'Am I out?' Drought and rising costs from Iran war deepen pain for US farmersAmerican farmers in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Nebraska face immense challenges. Rising fuel and fertilizer prices, linked ...
- In India’s parched heart, high power costs put cooling out of reachIndia's scorching summers strain power grids, forcing costly upgrades. While cities like Nagpur manage peak demand with advanced cooling, m...
- Soybeans fall as China summit leaves US farmers seeking detailsSoybean futures dropped, reflecting market skepticism about the vague assurances. While China pledged "double-digit billion" annual purchas...
- Textile industry seeks removal of cotton import dutyIndia's textile sector faces challenges from high cotton prices and declining production. The industry is urging the government to cut impo...
- Forecast for strong El Nino fans worries about global crops as Iran war bitesA strong El Nino is expected in the second half of 2026. This will bring hotter, drier weather to Asia. Crops and food supplies will be aff...
- Pre-harvest rain likely to hit rice output in Andhra Pradesh, TelanganaAs per initial estimates, there have been crop damages across 80,000 hectares in Telangana and 71,000 hectares in Andhra. “The governments ...
- Late-season rainfall damages harvest-ready Kharif crop in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, TelanganaWhile states are yet to carry out field surveys to assess the actual losses, they say that the highest loss in Maharashtra will be of the s...
- One third of Maharashtra’s cultivated area damaged due to unseasonal rainfallThe incessant downpour in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and parts of Telangana since October caused widespread damage to crops including soya...
- Heavy rains hit paddy, cotton crops hardIn Punjab, paddy growing is preferred in low-lying areas to ensure additional availability of water but it has caused water logging in such...
- Cotton crop in over 3 lakh hectares destroyed in Punjab: GovernmentThe Punjab government has reported damage to cotton crop in 3.32 lakh hectares, especially in eight cotton growing districts.
- Farmers' union rejects Punjab government's compensation for cotton crop lossFarmer leaders said that they would continue their protest in all the districts of the state by staging sit-ins in front of district admini...
- Agri loans not only reason behind farmers' indebtedness: Government"Loans for cultivation of various crops, including Bt Cotton, are by themselves not responsible for the indebtedness of the farmers.
- Record cotton output likely despite floods: Cotton production in Gujarat may outstrip last year’s bumper crop in spite of the floods in south Gujarat, while the sugarcane and banana...
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