Centre levies 50 per cent import duty on peas; domestic prices likely to get a boost

The development will directly benefit chickpea farmers, who are likely to get higher price for chickpea crops this season

Unseasonal rains, hailstorms catch Rajasthan and MP unawares

Standing chickpea and garlic crops damaged

Maharashtra approves field trials of GM food crops

Only GM cotton is grown in fields in India as of now

Researchers identify climate change-resilient chickpea genes

The first-ever successful genome sequencing of chickpea means the development of new varieties with high yields, and no pests and diseases, …

Procurement prices low in Maharashtra since 1996; farmers bear the brunt

Low minimum support price has led to severe agrarian crisis in Maharashtra