Famers have been urged to embrace indigenous crops as a way of increasing access to diversified diets and ensuring ...

Cotton is a crucial raw material for the apparel industry. But pests, diseases and falling yields are pushing farmers away ...

The Odisha State Civil Supply Corporation plans to procure 85,308 metric tonnes of paddy from farmers in Kendrapada district, ...

Agriculture CS Andrew Karanja declares mung beans and cocoyams as scheduled crops, requiring registration of all growers, ...

NREGA represented a constitutional commitment on the part of the Indian State to guarantee the “right to work” by providing ...

In the new changes, the government will oversee aspects such as production practices, crop marketing, and post-harvest ...

In a world that is swiftly shifting towards green living, people are choosing locally-made organic products and luckily for ...

However, cash crops like sugarcane, cotton, and jute/mesta are estimated to see declines in output. Notably, the ministry utilized Digital Crop Survey (DCS) data for area estimates for the first time, ...

DCS-based crop area estimation has been done for all ... estimated to be 29.93 million bales (170 kg each). Production of jute and mesta is estimated to be 8.46 million bales (180 kg each).

The production of jute and mesta is estimated to be 84.56 lakh bales (of 180 kg each). The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare said that these estimates have been primarily prepared on the ...

Among cash crops, sugarcane production is projected to decline to 439.93 MT from 453.15 MT last year. Cotton output is estimated lower at 29.92 million bales (170 kg each) against 32.52 million bales, ...

NAPERVILLE, Illinois, Nov 4 (Reuters) - U.S. Crop Watch producers have all but wrapped up their 2024 corn and soybean harvests, which progressed quickly amid persistent dry weather, and overall ...