Tag: Agriculture Ministry
Rabi sowing: Farmers prefer wheat as pulses and oilseeds suffer price setbacks
The area under wheat increased by 2.46 percent to 312.28 lakh hectares, while the...
USDA estimates record rice production in India, while cotton area dropped
The USDA estimates India’s MY 2024/25 cotton production at 24.0 million 480-pound...
Cabinet Approves Rs 13,966 Crore for Seven Major Schemes to Improve Farmers' Lives and Livelihoods
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw highlighted that these major schemes are aimed at...
Kharif Crops Sown in 64% area; Significant Progress in Pulses and Oilseeds but Area of Coarse Grains Decline
As of July 19, sixty four percent of the sowing of Kharif crops has been completed...
More than 52% of Kharif crop sowing completed, jump in pulses and oilseed cultivation
The area sown with paddy has reached 115.64 lakh hectares, up from 95.78 lakh hectares...
Kharif sowing increases by 14 percent, pulses record 55 percent jump
The area under paddy cultivation has jumped to 59.99 lakh hectares from 50.26 lakh...
Govt's challenge increases on wheat, procurement may remain at last year's level
Amidst claims of record wheat production by the government, the reality might turn...
ICAR sets up fact-finding panel to verify Doubling Farmers Income document
Amid the latest debate over doubling farmers' income, ICAR has constituted a fact-finding...
Mustard price drags far below MSP, farmers waiting for government procurement
Last year also, farmers were compelled to sell mustard below the Minimum Support...
Centre's focus on palm cultivation in NE region
National Mission for Edible Oils - Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) is committed to escalating...
Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana enrollment up 27 percent in current fiscal so far
The enrollment under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana PMFBY has increased by 27...
Food Grain Production In Crop Year 2023-24 To Decrease By 41 Lakh Tonnes
The data pertaining to agricultural production and the growth rate of agriculture...
16th installment of PM-KISAN released, How to check status
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday released the 16th installment of PM-Kisan...
7.8mn farmers can get PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi, e-KYC campaign launched
Around 7.8 million farmers in the country, who are deprived of PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi,...
20 months, 36 meetings, still waiting for MSP committee report: Farmers ready for Delhi march
The central government had promised to form a committee to find a solution to the...
Wheat sown in over 340 lakh hectares, pulses area down this rabi season
The total area sown to wheat has crossed 340 lakh hectares in the current rabi season...
