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 …

Poor show of northeast monsoon raises doubts over Rabi crops production

Erratic distribution of northeast monsoon rains is most evident in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and the Deccan regions

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

Crop burning: New machines don’t solve, but add to menace

Debt-ridden farmers have to either rent or buy the machines, which pose several threats to their next crop

Government denies demonetisation affected agriculture

Denial comes after agriculture ministry tells Parliament panel cash crunch hurt farmers

Northeast monsoon goes weak all over, except the south

This poor show will impact the Rabi crops when farmers are already suffering from one of the worst agrarian crisis

Urbanisation, changing cropping patterns contribute to temperature rise: Study

Shift from kharif to rabi has led to warming of up to 30 per cent in many regions, says a researcher from IIT Bhubaneswar

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 

Govt hikes Rabi crops’ MSP minimally

Increase in MSP of wheat is the lowest in the last six years

Sudden rains damage Bihar’s rabi crops

Farmers expected a decline in the production of fruits — including mangoes and litchis

Locust attack: Bihar sounds alarm, asks officials to stay nights in areas under threat

The agriculture department suspects locusts will enter through state’s western border

Surplus rainfall a respite, but now Bihar wary of floods

The state received 305.9 mm rainfall in June — 82% more than normal rainfall in June 2019 

Agriculture sector has beaten pandemic, latest GDP figures show

Estimate for June quarter reported a contraction of 23.9 per cent in national GDP, but agriculture was the only sector to have reported positive …

Several Bihar farmers stare at loss as wheat seeds fail to sprout

Farmers demand compensation; state agriculture department launches probe

Warm winter to severely hit rabi production in Bihar: Experts

Forced maturity in plants due to higher temperatures can result in smaller seeds

Looking at the farm laws from an economic perspective

The purpose of the new farm laws is to end the historic exploitation of farmers at the APMC markets and free them from the clutches of the …

Direct cash transfer smooth in Punjab, but is it a hit with farmers

State pays out 83% of wheat MSP due for rabi season in a month

Agriculture did not fall to COVID-19 last year; will there be an encore?

India’s second wave has affected the Rabi post-harvest marketing season; it could also affect the Kharif season depending on the disease&…

Tanks in Karnataka: Sharing land, water at a time of scarcity

Tanks have fallen into disrepair for lack of a clear community ownership; but farmers, mostly women, are now being paid for its upkeep

Fewer farmers benefited from government procurement last Rabi season

Government body recommends increasing procurement of foodgrains from Bihar, UP and Rajasthan  

Most farmers did not know of agencies that procured crop under MSP: Report

Only 23.7% and 24.7% paddy produced was sold under MSP in Kharif and Rabi season respectively of 2018-19

Untimely January rain damages rabi crop, vegetables in Odisha’s Nuapada

The spell of winter showers affected the small and big farmers alike