Avishek Raja
Why sowing area shrunk in Rajasthan, the largest mustard-growing state?
Due to an increase in the total area of sowing of mustard, the main oilseed crop...
Farmer brings pomegranate to the desert; sells fruits worth Rs 70 lakh in one season
Farming in the desert of Rajasthan is a difficult task in itself. Farmer Chandraprakash...
Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse
Hans Heritage Jaggery, a jaggery factory located in Oon in Shamli district of Uttar...
Cotton paradox: Less output, but lowest price in two yrs
This year, due to the terrible outbreak of pink bollworm, the cotton crop has suffered...
Basmati paddy price crossed Rs 6,000 per quintal in Haryana mandis, farmers are reaping benefit of higher price
Due to increasing demand for Basmati rice in the international market, the price...
Farm loan waiver promise and election outcomes
The Congress, in its manifesto in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, has promised...
Low output pushes Basmati prices to Rs4500/qtl
After the government fixed the Minimum Export Price (MEP) of $1200 per tonne for...
Tur Dal sells at 2015 price level, breaches Rs 200/kg mark
Despite all efforts to control the prices of arhar dal, the price in the retail...
Cotton output to fall as pink bollworm causes major damage in Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana
In the cotton producing districts of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan, 50-70 per cent...
UP cane growers' dues cross Rs 4,000cr, SAP not announced for 2023-24 crushing season
Sugarcane farmers of the state owe more than Rs 4,000 crore to more than a dozen...
Rice comes at a price as Govt's efforts boomerang
According to the latest data of the Central Consumer Affairs Department, in the...
Despite more acreage, crisis looms over soyabean crops
Due to lack of rain, the temperature remained above normal, due to which about 50...
Moong costs Rs 10k a quintal; gram, pigeon pea get costlier
The spectre of drop in pulse production was looming large because of less area under...
Smile returns on the faces of Makhana farmers, Gurri sells at Rs 17,000 a quintal
Kosi, Seemanchal and Mithilanchal regions of Bihar are famous for the cultivation...
Onion farmers protest 40 pc export duty; to intensify stir against 'anti-farmer' move
Farmers have launched agitation against the Central government's decision to impose...
Kharif output may drop as crops face double whammy - floods as well as drought
After heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh, eight districts of Punjab have once again...
