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Agriculture experts see a shift to mustard, lentils

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Agriculture experts see a shift to mustard, lentils

Farmers will prefer to grow wheat, mustard and lentils (masur) for the 2023-24 rabi marketing season as prices of these crops were higher than their minimum support price (MSP) last year, said agriculture experts. “In Punjab and Haryana, farmers in the irrigated belt will choose to sow wheat while those that fall in the rainfed … Read more

September deluge stalls kharif harvesting, damages crops

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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