Posts

States
UP cane growers wait for higher sugarcane price even as sugar output falls in country

UP cane growers wait for higher sugarcane price even as sugar output falls in country

While there was no increase in SAP last year and more than half the season's sugarcane...

States
HP govt to give gardening equipment to farmers at affordable rates

HP govt to give gardening equipment to farmers at affordable rates

In New Year bonanza to farmers in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has decided...

Opinion
Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

Incentivise crop diversification, rationalise power subsidy to divert farmers from paddy in Punjab

The principal threat to Punjab is the cultivation of paddy which is depleting aquifers...

National
Agri prices may fall by two percent each in 2024 and 2025: RBI report

Agri prices may fall by two percent each in 2024 and 2025: RBI report

An average decline of seven percent in the prices of agricultural commodities is...

Rural Dialogue
Need for creating sovereign fund for farmers, ensuring guarantee of bank loan

Need for creating sovereign fund for farmers, ensuring guarantee of bank loan

National President of Sahakar Bharti, Dr. DN Thakur has advocated the creation of...

National
Like Kharif, Rabi pulses trigger concern as sown area falls by 11 lakh hect

Like Kharif, Rabi pulses trigger concern as sown area falls by 11 lakh hect

Efforts to make the country self-reliant in pulses production seem to have gone...

National
Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Oil Cos offer Rs 6.87/lit incentive on ethanol made from C-heavy molasses to shore up supplies

Government Petroleum Marketing Companies (OMCs) have increased the prices of ethanol...

States
Why sowing area shrunk in Rajasthan, the largest mustard-growing state?

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...

National
Import duty exemption on tur, urad dal extended to Mar 2025

Import duty exemption on tur, urad dal extended to Mar 2025

The development comes at a time when the country is experiencing high food inflation,...

National
India targets USD 1bn banana exports in next 5 yrs

India targets USD 1bn banana exports in next 5 yrs

Buoyed by the successful export of a trial shipment of fresh bananas to the Netherlands...

National
Wheat sown in 30.86mn hectares so far; climate resilient seeds cover 60pc area

Wheat sown in 30.86mn hectares so far; climate resilient seeds cover 60pc area

After facing loss due to terminal heatwave last year, more farmers are cultivating...

National
Farmer brings pomegranate to the desert; sells fruits worth Rs 70 lakh in one season

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...

National
Indian poultry industry revenues to grow by 8-10pc in FY24

Indian poultry industry revenues to grow by 8-10pc in FY24

The Indian poultry industry's revenue is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in 2023-24,...

National
Govt hikes copra MSP by Rs 250-300/qtl for 2024 season

Govt hikes copra MSP by Rs 250-300/qtl for 2024 season

The Centre has announced Rs 250-300 per quintal increase in the minimum support...

Ground Report
Tech-savvy UP jaggery maker raises recovery by 3pc, creates new benchmark for less moisture in bagasse

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...

Rural Dialogue
Agri sector will prosper only if villages have good connectivity: Dr Harsh Bhanwala

Agri sector will prosper only if villages have good connectivity: Dr Harsh Bhanwala

MCX Chairman and former NABARD Chairman Dr. Harsh Kumar Bhanwala has said that it...