As the rabi sowing season approaches, India is taking decisive steps by expanding its fertilizer imports. Buoyed by a promising monsoon tha...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOOA) climate prediction center has said that there are chances of “Super El Nino” w...

The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare will keep updating the provisional crop sowing figures as it gathers more information from s...

Government employees in Punjab have also have been told to create awareness among farmers about the damage it causes.

An encouraged agriculture ministry said the sowing process of pulses was still on and the overall sown area is likely to be increased.

Higher temperatures seen in past few weeks will not impact rabi crops like wheat, government said, adding that rains in some parts of the c...

With the prevailing high temperature threatening to affect the wheat crop, the government today said the next 2-3 days will be crucial.

High temperature leads to early maturing, thus reducing crop yields. Rain this month would bring down temperature and help in achieving goo...

Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gases and El Nino are said to be taking a toll on the wheat crop as late planting in the hottest year...

Monsoon has now covered the entire country and narrowed the deficit to 35%, as monsoon maintained its momentum for the fourth consecutive d...

Total area sown under wheat crop this year in India is expected to surpass the previous record of 29.9 million hectares in 2012-13, a USDA ...

India's foodgrains production this year is likely to break the previous record of 259.29 million tonnes achieved in 2011-12 .

The demand for P&K fertilisers will remain subdued in winter sowing season if urea prices are not revised, a top TCL official said.

The rainfall surge has sown the seeds for bumper harvest of wheat, mustard & potato, potentially reviving rural demand & easing inflation.

Delayed rainfall and the late arrival of winter are hampering the growth of oilseed crops such as mustard, groundnut and sunflower.

Wheat sowing in North India has been completed in over 15% of the total targeted area of 28 million hectares. Sowing in Punjab and Haryana ...

The CCEA approved a near 20% increase in the minimum support price for both gram and masur for the 2010-11 rabi (winter sown) crops.