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Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Farmers in India have sown kharif crops across 1022.51 lakh hectares so far this year, as against 1021.48 lakh hectares in the same period of last year, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Ministry.
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Kharif crops sowing in India marginally higher so far in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi.
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Summer crop sowing in India declines by 1.54 lakh hectare in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Green gram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, and sesamum are some of the major summer crops.
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India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70.3 lakh hectare
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is lower.
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India's summer crops sowing marginally lower at 70 lakh hectare; gap reduc
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The ministry's data showed that the sowing area under pulses and coarse cereals is higher year-on-year, while the acreage of rice and oilseeds is lower.
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Area under summer crops in India down marginally at 67.72 lakh hectare
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Greengram, jowar, bajra, ragi, maize, groundnut, sunflower, sesamum are some of the major summer crops.
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India sets record foodgrain production target of 332 million tonnes for 20
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Union agriculture ministry has set a target of a record 3,320 lakh tonnes (332 million tonnes) of foodgrains for the year 2023-24 as against the latest estimate of 3,235 lakh tonnes produced the previous year.
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Drakul's Literature Festival to be held in Bhutan from August 4-6
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The festival has been a successful forum for the exchange of literature and the creative arts and a celebration of the two cultures of India and Bhutan.
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Efficient processing, market access, better shelf life vital for millets:
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
The government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi spearheaded the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution for declaring the year 2023 as the International Year of Millets and the proposal of India was supported by 72 countries.
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Japan: Egg prices surge amid record 16 million bird flu cullings
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
More than 90 per cent of the birds being killed are egg-laying hens, and this according to the agriculture ministry, is limiting the supply of eggs and causing a further increase in prices.
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Exports of agri and allied products posted over 20 pc jump in FY21, FY22
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Exports of agricultural and allied products touched an all-time peak of Rs 3,74,611 crore during the last one year i.e. 2021-22, an increase of 20.79 per cent, according to a statement released by the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare on Friday evening.
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Digital India Awards: e-NAM initiative of Agriculture Ministry wins Platin
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
e-NAM or Electronic National Agriculture Market is a digital platform integrating agricultural mandis (APMCs) across states and UTs to facilitate online trading of over 200 agriculture and horticulture commodities to enable farmers to realize better remunerative prices.
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