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Nepal to procure 80,000 tonnes of fertiliser from India as Iran disrupts global supply chainsNepal will purchase 80,000 tonnes of fertilizer from India through a government-to-government deal to mitigate the impact of global supply ...
Insufficient rainfall in many parts of India could hit kharif crop sowingAs per IMD, 47% of the 716 districts from where the weather office gets its data recorded a 'large deficiency' of rainfall till June 22 whi...
Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmersRural women were growing inbred rice, a self-pollinated home-grown rice, in a traditional way. Now, they are trained to grow hybrid seeds e...
Punjab govt advances paddy sowing, transplantation datesThe agriculture department had earlier fixed May 10 as the date to begin sowing of paddy nursery and June 20 for paddy transplantation, dur...
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...
Labour migration likely to hurt Rabi, Kharif crop outputTo tackle acute shortage of labour, government procurement agencies in the cereal bowl states of Haryana and Punjab have employed local wor...
Positive side: Farmers in direct contact with big buyersThe lockdown is driving some long-awaited positive changes in agriculture – it is bringing farmers in direct contact with big buyers in cit...
Rice production in India to shrink due to late monsoonThe world’s second-largest producer of the cereal has seen a harsh summer this year.
Crop planting to pick up in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal after rainsIn eastern Uttar Pradesh monsoon rains on Monday was 177% above normal, giving the much needed moisture.
Parkash Singh Badal gives nod for non-basmati transplantationThe Model Code of Conduct for the General elections 2014 was in effect till May 20 so the notification in this regard could not be issued.
Government encouraging mechanized transplanting of paddyIn order to popularize the use of self propelled paddy transplanter, the government provides grant to the state governments.
Paddy sowing: Farmers face labour shortage in PunjabAs paddy sowing is in full swing in Punjab, farmers of numerous villages here have been hit hard by shortage of labourers.
- Progress of rains in Punjab, Haryana to boost paddy transplant
Monsoon rains would boost paddy transplantation in Punjab and Haryana and help farmers save expenditure on diesel and power for irrigation.
- 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...