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El Nino fear pushes farmers in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram towards water-saving paddy methodsFarmers in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts are shifting to water-saving rice farming techniques. Facing potential El...
Over 100-year-old cooperative society transforming lives of farmers in PunjabA century-old cooperative in Punjab's Hoshiarpur district is empowering farmers with loans, equipment rentals, and ultra-low-cost biogas. T...
Non-vegetarian thali cost drops 1% in March; Vegetarian thali prices remain stable: Crisil ReportThe cost of a home-cooked non-vegetarian thali fell 1% year-on-year in March 2026, while vegetarian meal costs remained unchanged, as cheap...
Bihar, West Bengal issue advisory on water usage for kharif cropsThe West Bengal government has stepped up irrigation to paddy fields, and is restoring the irrigation installations that have become non-fu...
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...
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.
Global sales to account 50% of total farm equipment revenue in 3 years: M&MM&M is focusing on global centre of excellence (CoE) for rice value chain to create global access of harvesters and rice transplanters thro...
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.
CRRI indicates rice production to increase on current pace of monsoonLast year the rice production went down to 102.54 million tonnes due to late arrival of monsoons in June 2014.
Community nurseries likely solution for paddy farmers if rains are delayedMonsoon rains, which started a little late in Kerala on June 5, are yet to arrive in eastern India, the main area for rice cultivation.
India's rice output may drop to 100 million tonnes on poor rainsWhile kharif rice planting improved in late Aug and early Sept, overall productivity is likely to be lower than last year due to delayed pl...
Government encouraging mechanized transplanting of paddyIn order to popularize the use of self propelled paddy transplanter, the government provides grant to the state governments.
- Weak rains cloud paddy outlook for eastern region
The eastern region has witnessed deficit rainfall since the monsoon season kicked off this year, receiving 20%-59% less rainfall this seaso...
Swiss Co Syngenta plans to double India revenueSwiss agrochemical company Syngenta plans to double its revenue from India, which contributes less than 5% to ita’s total turnover, in the ...
- Farmers in east India to boost paddy output
Farmers are making every effort to maximise paddy yield in east India which may help in picking up the slack from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka...
- 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.
- Rice output may slip below 100 million tonne if rain fails to pick up: Central Rice Research Institute
The country's total rice output may fall below the 100 mn tonne mark in the 2012-13 crop year (July-June) if monsoon fails to pick up in th...
- Eastern India paddy output set to rise
Based on early indications, CRRI expects that the region would be able to achieve a rice production target of 28-29 million tonne.
- M&M inks licensing pact with Mitsubishi for rice transplanters
With MAMC technology, M&M will make rice transplanters at its Nagpur facility.
- Rice area remains lower, pulses and oilseeds up
The total coverage of rice during the ongoing Kharif season continues to be lower compared to the year-ago period.