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Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
Govt sets record foodgrains production target for 2025-26 crop year at 354.64 million tnIndia aims for a significant increase in foodgrain production, targeting 354.64 million tonnes in the 2025-26 crop year, driven by anticipa...
High temperatures help improve paddy qualityHowever, the heatwave has posed challenges for the production of rice-bran oil, with manufacturers facing a shortage of labor. Rice-bran oi...
Paddy worth Rs 159,660 cr procured from farmers at support price: GovtFood Corporation of India, the nodal central agency, along with other state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy under the price suppor...
Govt's paddy procurement crosses 700 lakh tonne mark in current yearThe paddy procurement is undertaken by both state-owned Food Corporation of India (FCI) and private agencies. The paddy is procured at the ...
Centre buys record 874 lakh tonnes of paddy so far at MSP for Rs 1.65 lakh crorePaddy procurement in the ongoing KMS 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring states. Kharif marketing season runs from October to S...
NCML releases first estimate of rabi crop, indicates record food grain productionRabi season which contributes to nearly 50% of the food grain production starts from November and lasts till April of the following year. T...
Government considering raising paddy MSP by Rs 80 for FY18The ministry has proposed Rs 80/quintal increase in the paddy MSP for 2017-18. The suggested MSP for the common grade is Rs 1,550 and that ...
No effect of note ban on rabi sowing, prices of crops: Niti AayogIt further said that normally rabi sowing is completed on 88 per cent area by December 30 but this year it has been completed on more than ...
Wheat sowing kick starts; acreage up 55 per cent so farAs per the latest government data, wheat has been sown in 4.28 lakh hectare so far in this rabi (winter) season, as against 2.76 lakh hecta...
Cyclone Roanu is saviour of Odisha, West Bengal & Andhra Pradesh farmersAs per the latest forecast, monsoon is likely to arrive over the Indian mainland six days later than normal and hit the Kerala coast on Jun...
Late Rabi crop may be spoiled by heat wave; intense heat may disturb pollinationScientists said in a temperature range of 22-31degrees, the growth rate of paddy increases linearly. But higher temperature adversely affec...
65% sowing completed in Rabi season in ChhattisgarhAround 65 per cent of sowing of crops has been completed in the ongoing Rabi crop season in Chhattisgarh.
Foodgrains output may touch new record in 2013-14India's foodgrains production this year is likely to break the previous record of 259.29 million tonnes achieved in 2011-12 .
Slow start in wheat sowing not to hit production: Agri SecretaryWheat sowing started on a slow note mainly because of delayed harvest of kharif crops especially paddy.
- Haryana implements weather based crop insurance scheme
Haryana Government has implemented Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBCIS) in 18 blocks of 17 districts of the state during the year 20...
- Government may provide bonus to paddy growers instead of higher MSP
The Andhra Pradesh government has been pressing the Union government hard for an upward revision in the minimum support price and is hopefu...
- Raise MSP above cost of production: Panel
The committee was set up to look into the issues related to a 'crop holiday' declared by paddy farmers in Eastern Godavari district.
- Rice production may fall short of 100 mn tonne target: Official
India's rice production is likely to fall short of the targetted 100 million tonnes in 2010-11 crop year.
- India to produce bumper crop this year: Pawar
India is likely to harvest a bumper foodgrain crop in the current year, despite the drought in Bihar, Jharkhand and some parts of West Beng...