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Ex-banker quits job to build Rs 21 crore chemical-free farming empire in Andhra Pradesh, empowers 3,000 rural womenA former banker, Amith Kishan, completely changed his life by establishing Hebbevu Farms in Andhra Pradesh, a 650-acre natural farming ente...
India weather update: Southwest monsoon enters Kerala today; Delhi-CR gets light rain, thunderstorms and gusty windsThe southwest monsoon has officially arrived in Kerala, bringing widespread rainfall and thunderstorms to southern India. The India Meteoro...
Dry Days Ahead: Monsoon likely to be below normalIndia anticipates below-average monsoon rains this year, with precipitation expected to be less than 90% of the long-period average. This f...
Macro, the Mightiest: Why India’s biggest macro variable still falls from the skyThe 2026 monsoon comes with a clear warning: Rainfall is forecast at 92% of the long-period average, with higher-than-usual probability of ...
Govt sets target to procure 521.27 lakh tonnes of rice from kharif seasonDuring KMS 2023-24 (Kharif crop), rice procurement in Punjab is estimated at 122 lakh tonnes, Chhattisgarh (61 lakh tonnes), Telangana (50 ...
Likely damage to sown crops stokes food inflation worriesThe damage to the moong, urad, groundnut and soybean crops could range 10-15%, leading to concerns about a significant increase in prices o...
Govt buys paddy worth Rs 1.26 lakh crore at MSP so far this kharif marketing season"In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, the government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP (Minimum Support Pri...
Crop procurement begins, boosts rural sentimentThe government’s top priority is the kharif, or summer sown crop, which accounts for 90% of rice and 70% of oilseeds produced in the countr...
Higher mandi prices for kharif crop, likely bumper rabi harvest spell gains for farmers: Crisil ResearchIn crop year 2018-19, farm profits jumped 26% on-year over a low base of the preceding year (2017-18), which had seen per-hectare profits d...
Basmati paddy prices steady despite headwinds in global tradeThe raw material prices are expected to be steady for the harvesting season ahead due to better quality of the crop and hope that the expor...
Lesser paddy purchase in Punjab, Haryana as basmati acreage rises"Paddy procurement in Punjab is likely to remain more or less what has been purchased so far as crop arrivals have now been negligible in g...
Rice sowing declines by 38 per cent to 21.91 lakh hectares so farBesides Mizoram where there was marginal increase in the area under paddy, all other states have reported decrease in the paddy.
Punjab unlikely to achieve paddy purchase targetPunjab is unlikely to achieve paddy procurement target of 130 lakh tonnes for central pool during current kharif marketing season.
'Potato crop likely to get damaged in Uttarakhand; no price impact'Potato crop, which contributes about 10% to the country's total output, is expected to get damaged due to recent flash floods but the Centr...
- Rice procurement at 9.04 million tonnes in kharif 2011-12
Rice procurement stood at 9.04 million tonnes in the current kharif marketing season (October-September) so far.
- Area under major kharif crops rice, cotton down
Area under major kharif crops like rice, oilseeds, cotton and pulses have declined in the current kharif season so far, according to the go...
- Punjab farmers to sustain paddy growing despite labour shortage
Despite labour shortage , Punjab is expected to sustain paddy growing say agri economist. It is estimated that an area of 27 lakh hectare w...
- Early June rains to boost paddy cultivation in Punjab
Intermittent and mild rainfall spread through out Punjab early June is set to bring cheers amongst farming community in Punjab.
- Continuous rains to affect paddy crop
Incessant rains that lashed the northern region during past 48 hours can pose serious threat to paddy crop in Punjab and Haryana.
- Punjab, Haryana to focus on maize, pulses
The governments of Punjab and Haryana have estimated to raise area under cultivation of maize, pulses and cotton in the range of 25 to 150%...