The agriculture ministry estimates only 2-4% of crops will lost this year, which is unlikely to hit production significantly.

Incessant flooding caused by heavy rainfall and the release of water from nearby barrages has severely impacted around 25,000 ...

India kharif crop sowing is progressing steadily with farmers planting crops across 109665 lakh hectares so far as against ...

The scheme will cover all crops and include vegetables, which currently do not have a floor price because they are classed as ...

The Union Cabinet, led by PM Narendra Modi, has approved the continuation of PM-AASHA schemes to offer fair prices to farmers ...

The overall rainfall this season since June 1 till Friday has been 6.4% above the benchmark long period average or ‘above ...

Government plans to procure 25 per cent of national production for key crops such as pulses, oilseeds and copra under PSS ...

For purchase of tur, urad and masoor pulses from farmers ... and Price Deficit Payment Scheme (POPS) for crops, while seeking ...

The government has set the target to boost production by 30 percent in the next six years through a Rs 4,000 crore investment ...

The overall sowing under all crops in the current kharif season has reached 1,092.33 lakh hectares (lh) as of September 6. It ...

The world’s growing population, tight soybean stocks and concern over the health of the global economy have created vast volatility in the soybean markets. Gary Leonard talks with Mark Querna ...

The continuation of PM-AASHA will motivate the farmers to cultivate more of these crops in the country and contribute to ...