Kharif crop sown area soars to over 704 lakh Hectares, pulses area increases, cotton declines

Jul 20, 2024

The data also highlights that paddy crop has the highest sown area, reaching 166.06 lakh hectares this season, up from 155.65 lakh hectares last...

Summer crop sowing in India declines by 1.54 lakh hectare in 2023

Jun 02, 2023

Green gram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, and sesamum are some of the major summer crops.

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...

India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-year

Aug 13, 2023

Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 328.22 lakh hectares, as against 312.80 lakh hectares same period last year. Notably, India in July amended the rice...

Flood situation in Assam's Nagaon continues to be grim, thousands leaving homes for safety

Jul 03, 2024

More than 25 villages have been affected by the deluge in the Kaliabor Sub-Division area and the flood waters submerged 1099.5 hectares of crop...

Kharif crop sowing area up by 1.9 pc; paddy, pulses, oilseeds all leading

Oct 02, 2024

India's Kharif crop sowing has been quite robust this season, with farmers planting crops across 1,108.57 lakh hectares so far, compared to 1,088.25 lakh...