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Monsoon to arrive in Kerala on May 26, six days early; IMD forecasts below-normal rainfall for 2026The monsoon is expected to arrive in Kerala on May 26, six days earlier than usual. This early onset is significant as it precedes sowing f...
Cabinet approves MSP for 14 kharif crops; here is the full listThe Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved Minimum Support Prices (MSPs) for 14 kharif crops on Wednesday. Ashwin...
Good rainfall helps farm sector post record kharif crop acreage despite Covid-19 and floodsAs on Friday, the total acreage was reported at 1,082 lakh hectares against 1,010 lakh hectares during the corresponding period last year –...
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...
Monsoon excess not good for kharif crop, may help rabi crop: Dr Abhijit Sen, JNUMonsoon might deliver higher output but it is not going to deliver demand.
Despite scheme, onions plunge to Rs 1.50 in MaharashtraNewly-harvested onions are selling at Rs 1.50-11a kg in the wholesale markets of Maha.
Farmers throw away onions as prices fallBy mid-Oct, onion prices shot up suddenly on fears of drought and delay in kharif crop.
Farm loan waivers may rise up to Rs 2.7 lakh croreFarm income growth has been subdued in recent years due to poor rains.
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.
Kharif sowing gets delayed as North sweats under heatOnly those farmers who have access to irrigation may go for early sowing of kharif crops, as the monsoon is expected to set in a few days l...
Kharif crop cultivation exceeds target area in Madhya PradeshThe sowing of Kharif crops, including soybean, has exceeded the targeted area in Madhya Pradesh during the current season.
Rains damage 7% summer soy cropAlthough the final estimate on the extent of damage is yet to emerge, initial reports say there has been at least an overall 7% crop loss t...
- Rural India bears brunt of monsoon
The relentless rains and flooding in parts of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh would affect the agricultural and industrial activity...
- Uncertainty adds to monsoon worries
There is a lingering uncertainty about the monsoon. Even though aggregate rainfall has been better in the current week than the previous, i...
- A good monsoon hoists kharif crops
Rural incomes are set to get a major boost thanks to the massive increase in kharif crop coverage.
- Bounty for some, despair for others
The pitter-patter of rainfall last week amused the farmers, but not the office-goers, especially in Mumbai and Orissa.
- Rains may pick up; Monsoon's riding the wind
The monsoon has started making some progress, but it is still off the mark.