Tag: cotton
ICRISAT-Plasma Water Solutions MoU for higher crop output
To address the much-debated issues of low productivity levels in India and the resultant...
Climate change to hit farm output, pose threat to food security
A new study conducted by agriculture economists and scientists at the Punjab Agricultural...
Bayer CropScience Q2 profit rises to Rs 163cr
Bayer CropScience Ltd has posted a 5.51 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 162.6...
Release of GM mustard: A progressive decision
This decision to remove the long-existing unscientific ban on GM crops reflects...
Bayer commences commercial usage of drone services for farmers
Drone services will be made available for crop protection purposes across paddy,...
Rice production estimated to be lower by 6.77 million tonnes in 2022-23 Kharif season
Rice production in the Kharif season for 2022-23 is estimated at 104.99 million...
Area sown decreases for paddy and pulses
While the area sown for rice (paddy) has gone down from 417.93 lakh ha in 2021 to...
Revised specifications to be finalized in 30 days for contracts of January 2023 and thereafter in cotton futures trading
The Cotton Product Advisory Committee of the Exchange will be expanded such that...
Foodgrain production to be record 315.72 mt: 4th AE 2021-22
The production of foodgrains in the country is estimated at 315.72 mt, higher by...
Paddy acreage falls by 43.83 lakh hectares; foodgrain stocks at 4-year low in central pool
The paddy acreage is lagging behind that last year by 43.83 lakh hectares due to...
Version 2 of Crop Darpan app developed
Prof. P. Krishna Reddy and his team at IIIT Hyderabad and scientists at PJTSAU conducted...
Mega field experiment of mating disruption PBKnot technology to manage pink bollworm in cotton zone in North India
As part of “Project Bandhan – A Knot of PBW Protection”, the South Asia Biotechnology...
CCEA approves hike in MSP for Kharif crops; paddy goes up to Rs 2,040 per quintal
While the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) forecast on Wednesday only that the retail...
Record foodgrain production of 316.06 mt: Second Advance Estimates
The Second Advance Estimates of production of major crops for the year 2021-22 have...
Record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt estimated in Kharif season
A record foodgrain production of 150.50 mt has been estimated in the Kharif season...
Welspun’s WelKrishi initiative unlocks sustainable farming opportunities for India’s cotton growers
Since 2017, the WelKrishi project has empowered over 15,000 farmers and 75,000 farm...
