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Govt data shows note ban hasn't hit sowingLatest sown area data seems to indicate that the fear of demonetisation leading to a drop in farm yields due to cash-strapped farmers inabi...28 Jan, 2017, 11.20 AM IST- Rabi crop acreage rises by 5% in just a weekRabi planting is expected to continue till the month’s end. The government has set a rabiseason crop planting target of 638.37 lakh hectare...31 Dec, 2016, 12.28 AM IST
- Rabi sowing: Wheat, pulses acreage up despite notes banPulses acreage has grown to 121.74 lakh hectares from 110.80 lakh hectares. Oilseeds sowing area has risen to 72.23 lakh hectares from 65.7...09 Dec, 2016, 08.15 PM IST
- Quality of wheat crop likely to improve even as area under plantation shrinks 2.3%“As of now, the wheat crop health is better than the previous year,” said agriculture secretary Ashish Bahuguna.26 Feb, 2015, 05.37 AM IST
- Food inflation to soar as farmers shun pulsesFood prices may not cool substantially in the coming months as farmers shift from grains and pulses to cash crops like cotton and sugar can...31 Aug, 2011, 05.17 AM IST
- Better days seen as area under wheat, pulses goes upThe inflation in cereals and vegetables has been subdued even as overall food inflation is in excess of 15%.29 Jan, 2011, 04.31 AM IST
- Wheat prices may drop on higher acreageWheat prices this year could be relatively lower on the back of a higher 7.2 lakh ha acreage this year by January 7 compared to the same pe...08 Jan, 2011, 06.08 AM IST
- Wheat prices may drop on higher acreageWheat prices this year could be relatively lower on the back of a higher 7.2 lakh ha acreage this year by January 7 compared to the same pe...08 Jan, 2011, 12.36 AM IST
- Higher acreage to boost wheat and pulses productionWheat and pulses production is expected to be higher in the coming year as area under the two crops has registered a significant jump.01 Jan, 2011, 03.28 AM IST
- Wheat acreage goes up by 11.08l hectaresWinter rice acreage is worryingly low, an indication that rice prices across varieties will have to monitored in the open market keenly by ...25 Dec, 2010, 01.24 AM IST
- Wheat prices set to head north as crop area shrinksWheat prices are set to rise in the coming year as unseasonal rains over the past two months and late harvesting of paddy have shrunk the a...11 Dec, 2010, 05.50 AM IST
- Govt fails to push up rabi rice acreageDespite a great boost in investment in rabi crops to make up for an over-11% drop in kharif output due to drought, the govt has failed to i...24 Apr, 2010, 04.30 AM IST
- Government fails to incentivise farmersGovernment has failed to incentivise the farmer in boosting acreage under Rabi rice upward from 47.69 lakh hectares in Rabi 2008.23 Apr, 2010, 09.22 PM IST
- Pulses, wheat acreage crop up; oilseeds see declineThe government data on acreage of rabi crops has shown a substantial increase for pulses and wheat crop. There is, however, a significant d...06 Feb, 2010, 03.46 AM IST
- Area under wheat crop dips by 1.48 pc so far in Rabi seasonWheat acreage has dropped by 1.48 per cent to 268.54 lakh hectares so far this season from 272.54 lakh hectares (LH) in the year-ago period...10 Jan, 2010, 03.33 PM IST
- Sugar farmers in UP refuse to follow millers, Pawar’s adviceThe impasse in Uttar Pradesh over the price for sugarcane is threatening the progress of sowing for other key Rabi crops despite food minis...14 Nov, 2009, 02.49 AM IST
- Vietnam grows larger summer rice cropWinter-spring prices have soared 90 per cent in the past year in the Mekong Delta food basket01 Jul, 2008, 11.54 AM IST
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