बजट से पहले खरीफ फसलों का न्यूनतम समर्थन मूल्य बढ़ाया

सरकार का दावा है कि इस कदम से निवेश में वृद्धि होगी और किसानों को निश्चित लाभ प्राप्त होने के माध्यम से उत्पादन में ...

Early sowing can increase cotton yield: study

It was found, through simulations, that early sowing (mid May) always yielded better cotton production as compared to late sowing (June)

Himachal's Kharif onion initiative: Can it help check annual price rise?

The project focusses on Dalit and tribal women farmers in Chamba growing onion with the help of Solan University

Climate change in India: Either adapt or perish in Rajasthan

As desert receives more rains, big farmers experiment with cash crops and small and marginal farmers abandon farming

Impact of stalled monsoon: 30-45% decline in sowing of kharif crops in June

Cotton, oilseeds, pulses and coarse cereals are among the worst-hit crops

बिचौलियों को क्यों धान बेच रहे हैं किसान?

क्रय केंद्रों पर धान में नमी, बोरे की कमी और गुणवत्ता का हवाला देते हुए खरीदने से मना कर दिया जाता है  

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खरीफ सीजन में इस साल धान की बुआई सबसे अधिक प्रभावित हुई है 

मध्यप्रदेश का यूरिया संकट: गेहूं का रकबा बढ़ने और मानसून के प्रभाव को भांप नहीं पाई सरकार

विस्तारित मानसून के कारण सूबे में गेहूं का रकबा बढ़ा तो उसे अच्छे से उगाने वाले नाइट्रोजन युक्त यूरिया की मांग भी बढ़ गई। ...

Severe urea shortage leads to row between Madhya Pradesh, Centre

An extended monsoon in the state increased wheat acreage, leading to spiraling urea demand and a consequent war of words

Maharashtra penalises traders for buying below MSP

Traders in designated state markets to attract 1-year jail term or fine up to Rs 50,000 or both if they buy farm commodity below the announced …

Slow and weak: 42% of India records rain deficit despite welcoming monsoon a month ago

With at least 290 districts receiving deficient and largely deficient rainfall, about 1.2 million fewer hectares have been planted this …

Remote sensing can resolve food crisis

It can help understand time-varying meteorological parameters for sustainable use in irrigation and crop management in the Indo-Gangetic basin 

More than 60% markets sell agricultural produce below MSP

The price of cereal, paddy and oilseed has crashed in more than 1,700 markets, according to government data

Meagre payments, reluctant states mar Modi’s flagship crop insurance scheme

10 million farmers have dropped out of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in just a year

Why Centre's revised MSP for Kharif season is not encouraging for farmers

Apart from not factoring in increasing input costs, the renewed emphasis on revised MSP is taking away the focus from key interventions that …

In a sudden u-turn, Madhya Pradesh refuses to include three Rabi crops under Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana

The decision comes after Centre refused to contribute 50 per cent towards Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana

एक तिहाई भारत में कम हुई बारिश फिर भी नहीं घटा धान का मोह

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बर्बाद फसल के मुआवजे के लिए भटक रहे हैं उत्तर प्रदेश के किसान

मॉनसून के दौरान अत्याधिक बारिश और बाढ़ के कारण उत्तर प्रदेश में भी फसल बर्बाद हुई है, लेकिन अब तक मुआवजा न मिलने के ...

Monsoon arrives June 1: Met department

Prediction leaves room for margin of error of four days

Rs 2 lakh crore: This is what government owes the Food Corporation of India

Without the fund, FCI is borrowing money with a high interest rate; government might not be able to procure foodgrains as expected impacting …

12 grain route to prosperity

Jyotika Sood finds out how farmers in the Himalaya manage food round the year

Rewind 2018: How farming hogged headlines, yet not spotlight

The country saw a host of agricultural protests, policies, disputes and distress in 2018; here’s all of it

Telangana: farmers' protest against erratic power supply turns violent

Police resort to lathicharge; farmers pelt stones; 14 injured

Why we need to study day-to-day weather

While the link between summer monsoon and agriculture has been thoroughly researched, there is absence of deliberation over the impact of rains …

Nilam effect: heavy crop loss in coastal Andhra districts

Kharif season started with drought and ended with floods