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
Telangana has scaled a new high in the cultivation of Rabi (Yasangi) crops as they were raised on a record extent of nearly 69.24 lakh acres so far this agriculture year (2022-23), including paddy on about 53.71 lakh acres, which is also a record. Backed by favourable conditions such as ample water in projects for … Read more
Farmers in India have sown rabi crops across 620.62 lakh hectares as of Friday, an increase of 4.4 per cent year-on-year from the previous cropping season, Union farm ministry data showed. During the same period last year, the total acreage was 594.62 lakh hectares. The increase in crop area is across all crops with the … Read more
There has been more than 60 per cent decline in the crop insurance claims of farmers at Rs 9,570 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) for the 2020-21 crop year from the previous year as there were no major crop losses, according to official data. However, much of the crop insurance claims … Read more
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi and hoped that this day furthers compassion and brotherhood. Milad-un-Nabi marks the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and it is observed in the month of Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar. “Best wishes on Milad-un-Nabi. Hope this … Read more
Financial services company Nomura on Wednesday said that lower minimum support price (MSP) increase reflects lower input costs of production this year (fertilisers, diesel), higher buffer stocks (rice and wheat) and also the government’s aim to balance the interests of farmers and consumers. In a report, it also said that MSPs are an important driver … Read more