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The 'little boy' in the Pacific, India's monsoon and the big test aheadIndia's crucial monsoon season has begun sluggishly, with a significant rainfall deficit raising concerns for the farm economy. Delayed sow...
India eyes biofertilisers after Mideast war stoked supply fearsUnder a shed in north India, women scoop cow dung, lumps of unrefined sugar and flour to produce biofertiliser -- part of a growing effort ...
Weak monsoon may drag agri GDP into contractionIndian agriculture is at a crossroads, facing significant hurdles in the coming years. Analysts project little to no growth for agricultura...
States asked to focus on sowing pulses, oilseedsIndia's government is urging states to focus on pulses and oilseeds for the upcoming kharif sowing season. This directive comes amid predic...
Consumers unlikely to see major impact on food prices over next 2-3 months: Consumer Affairs SecyThe government is closely monitoring the prices of essential food commodities. At present, prices have remained stable and largely range-bo...
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...
400-year-old Panzath festival in Kashmir revives community spirit and river conservationVillagers in Qazigund, Kashmir, are reviving the Panzath festival. This ancient tradition involves cleaning the Panzath Nag stream and ritu...
Kharif paddy sowing up 58 per cent to 13.22 lakh hectare till June 20: GovernmentPaddy sowing during this Kharif season has surged by 58 per cent, reaching 13.22 lakh hectares, according to government data released on Ju...
Paddy acreage rises 4.28 pc, cotton area lags in kharif season so far: Govt dataFarmers have expanded paddy cultivation by 4.28% to 33.18 million hectares for the 2024-25 kharif season, driven by favorable monsoon forec...
Area under paddy up 4.4 pc, pulses down 8.3 pc this kharif season: GovtArea under paddy crop increased by 4.4 per cent to 384.05 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing kharif season despite a lag in Andhra Pradesh...
ICAR Sees Normal Paddy Sowing This SeasonIndia's National Rice Research Institute has allayed fears of further increases in rice prices following normal sowing of the crop for the ...
Govt stops releasing sowing data of paddy, two other cropsPaddy is the main kharif (summer) crop and more than 80 per cent of the country's total rice production happens during this season. Sowing ...
Paddy acreage down 17% so far in kharif season, says official dataIn non-food grains category, the area under coverage for oilseeds has grown 7.38 per cent to 134.04 LH from 124.83 LH. Under oilseeds, soya...
Labour shortage ushers farm mechanisation, diversification in Haryana, PunjabThe nationwide lockdown has already hit the availability of labour in the ongoing wheat marketing season, and it is now set to affect sowin...
Within days of launch, Paddy 1121 contract hits lower circuit on ICEXThe paddy 1121 grade contracts were launched on ICEX platform on July 11, 2019.
Government may hike paddy MSP by Rs 200/quintalModi had last week announced that the Cabinet will approve the hike in MSP to at least 1.5 times of the production cost in the forthcoming ...
CCEA hikes paddy minimum support price by Rs 50 to Rs 1,410 per quintal for 2015-16The decision on paddy is in line with the recommendation of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), a government advisory ...
Haryana to promote direct sowing of paddyDirect sowing of paddy reduces the cost of cultivation, results in greater yield as well as saves water and electricity.
- Acreage rises for cotton, shrinks for paddy
In kharif season, paddy area will shrink in Punjab & Haryana; acreage under oilseeds, guar, soyabean, maize, jowar & bajra may decrease
- West Bengal kharif paddy production expected to fall 16%
Paddy production in drought- affected West Bengal is likely to fall by over 16 per cent during the current kharif season to 87 lakh tonnes.