kharif

The acreage under kharif crops was almost 8.6 per cent less year-on-year (YoY) until the week ended Friday, despite a pick-up in monsoon rainfall across most parts of India. Acreage is significantly down for kharif crops like rice,…

File photo used for representational purposes only. The Union Cabinet approved a ₹143 hike in the MSP of paddy to ₹2,183/quintal for 2023-24. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Centre has set the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy sown in…

Photo used for representational purpose only. The Union Cabinet approved ₹143 hike in paddy MSP to ₹2,183/quintal for 2023-24. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The Cabinet has decided to hike the minimum support price or MSP for many…

A farmer spreads fertilizer in a field at a village in Madurai. File | Photo Credit: PTI With fertilizer prices continuing to remain high due to global factors — such as a fall in production and hiked logistics costs, especially due to the…

To ensure that fertiliser prices remain unchanged for farmers, the Union Cabinet has approved a Rs 38,000-crore subsidy for non-urea fertilisers for the coming kharif season. In total, the central government will spend Rs 1.08…

The decrease in cultivation of kharif crops is in about nine lakh hectares so far. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA India’s rice production during the kharif season is likely to fall short of the target of 112 million tonnes (MT) and will…

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Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over paddy crop. Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over…

There is no “room for complacency on the inflation front as lower crop-sowing for the Kharif season calls for deft management of stocks of agricultural commodities and market prices without unduly jeopardising farm exports”, the report…

The Centre has clamped export curbs on several paddy varieties as it feels that total production might drop by 10-12 million tonnes due to delayed sowing. …