Survey finds India free of locusts ahead of Kharif crop season

Apr 23, 2024

During the routine survey conducted by the Locust Warning Organisation-Jodhpur, which is under the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, the country was...

Paddy worth Rs 47,644 cr bought at MSP benefitting 13.5 lakh farmers

Nov 12, 2022

For the Kharif crop of the current marketing season 2022-23, a quantity of 771 lakh tonne Paddy (518 lakh tonne in terms of Rice)...

India Pulses and Grains Association and USA Dry Peas and Lentil Council jointly hosted webinar on India and USA Pulses Crop Update for 2022

Sep 09, 2022

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 9 (ANI/Hunk Golden and Media): India Pulses and Grains Association (IPGA), the apex body of India's pulses and grains industry...

Kharif sowing registers 2.2% increase with planting window about to end

Sep 17, 2024

India's kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily, with farmers planting crops across 1,096.65 lakh hectares so far, as against 1,072.94 lakh hectares from last...

Kharif crop sowing exceeds 1088 lakh hectares, rice dominates planting

Sep 11, 2023

The Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare released the latest figures, showcasing the planting status of various crops for the current Kharif season, alongside...

India's kharif crop planting area rises; paddy, pulses, oilseeds all leading

Jul 15, 2024

Farmers in India have sown Kharif crops across 575.13 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 521.25 lakh hectares in the same period...