Karnataka Agriculture Department set to supply sowing seeds of short-duration crops due to delay in monsoon

Karnataka Agriculture Department set to supply sowing seeds of short-duration crops due to delay in monsoon

The Agriculture Department has decided to supply sowing seeds of short-duration crop varieties to farmers in the wake of the delay in the onset of monsoon in the State, according to Agriculture Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy.  The Minister, who held a meeting with senior officials of the Agriculture Department on the issues related to the supply … Read more

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

Water from Cauvery, due from Karnataka to T.N., crucial for standing kuruvai crops: CM Stalin writes to Union Minister

File photograph used for representational purposes only Pointing out that Tamil Nadu’s share of about 22.54 TMC of Cauvery water from Karnataka, has not been realised, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Union Minister for Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, requesting him to direct the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to issue directions to Karnataka to release … Read more

Untimely rains, hail not impacted standing rabi crops much: Tomar

Untimely rains, hail not impacted standing rabi crops much: Tomar

A farmer with his mustard crop in field on a rainy day, in Lucknow on March 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on March 21 said there is not much impact on standing rabi crops like wheat due to the current untimely rains and hailstorm, as per preliminary report. … Read more

Initiative in Rajasthan to let farmers assess damage to crops on their own

Initiative in Rajasthan to let farmers assess damage to crops on their own

A lady farm worker weeding at a mustard field near Jaipur, Rajasthan | File Photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress government in Rajasthan will shortly launch an initiative to enable farmers to assess the damage caused to their crops by natural calamities on their own, and report it to the revenue authorities for … Read more

September deluge stalls kharif harvesting, damages crops

September deluge stalls kharif harvesting, damages crops

Excessive rains this month have stalled harvests of main kharif crops like maize, paddy and soyabean and affected their quality, which will likely reduce the returns for farmers, said traders and experts. “The impact of this untimely rain will not be good for the standing crop. The quality will go down and the colour will … Read more

Pulses to remain benign in short-term on expectations of new crop arrival

Pulses to remain benign in short-term on expectations of new crop arrival

New Delhi: Pulses prices have shot up during the recently concluded monsoon season, especially Kharif pulses, owing to lower production estimates compared to the last year, propelled by the erratic rainfall distribution in the key producing states like Maharashtra and Karnataka, and lower crop area this year as farmers shifted to competitive crops. Tur (Arhar) … Read more

Cotton industry is trying to poach farmers to increase acreage as farmers may opt for edible oils due to record prices

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A rally in both cooking oil prices, including soybeans and cotton, to a 11-year high has worried cotton traders that acreage for cotton could fall as farmers choose the smaller crop cycles of oilseeds and pulses. However, production cost of soyabean is less as farmers use their own seeds. Besides, pesticide and labour costs are … Read more

ICAR issues advisory to overcome impact of 2nd COVID wave on farm sector

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Ahead of sowing of kharif (summer) crops, the government’s premier agri-research body ICAR has come out with an advisory to help farmers overcome the impact of the second wave of the pandemic on farm production and their income. “During 2021-22, second wave of COVID-19 pandemic is again posing a serious problem to the nation, halting … Read more

We have walked 10 steps. They should also walk at least two: MoS Agriculture on farmers’ protest

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New Delhi: The resolution of farmer protest will depend much on the flexibility of farmer unions over their demands. “We have walked 10 steps. They should also walk at least two, so that we can meet at some point. We want resolution in the interest of farmers. They should also understand this,” minister of state … Read more