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Early Monsoon to Boosts India's Crops, Agrochemicals Sector Poised for Rec
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Early arrival of monsoon, 10-15 days ahead of its schedule arrival will boost crop production as acreages are up 11 per cent as of now, noted a report by AnandRathi.
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11th India Maize Summit: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan unveils visi
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare & Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday inaugurated the 11th edition of the India Maize Summit, organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in association with (IIMR) Indian Institute of M
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Total sown area up 11.3 per cent due to good Southwest monsoon: Report
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The overall sown area for Kharif crops has improved by 11.3 per cent as of June 27, 2025, on year on year basis, as South-West monsoon has picked up pace, with rainfall recorded at 9 per cent above the Long Period Average (LPA) until June 30, 2025, revealed a recent report by Bank of Baroda.
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Rural India is transitioning swiftly from agri-centric economy to services
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Rural India is showing strong signs of economic progress. A report from HDFC Securities suggests that in 112 rural districts, home to nearly 291 million people, the average income per person has now crossed USD 2,000.
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Monsoon rainfall 4% above normal as of June 24, Kharif sowing progressing
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to ICICI Bank research, this marginal surplus in rainfall is expected to benefit Kharif crop production in states that have received sufficient rainfall.
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Punjab announces formation of subcommittee for procurement of paddy crops
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The GoM held its first meeting today, June 25, in Chandigarh. It comprised Agriculture Minister Gurmeet Singh Khuddian as Chairman, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Minister Lal Chand Kataruchak, Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, and Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar
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"Reached more than 60k villages, 1.45 cr farmers": Union Agriculture minis
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Union Minister said on Tuesday that the goal of the campaign is to farming production, reduce costs for farmers and stock up on the country's vegetable and fruit reserves
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Russia unveils innovation to derive fats from microbes
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Traditional fat extraction methods are heavily dependent on agriculture, requiring costly equipment, seasonal crops and a significant labour force.
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Registration for MSP procurement of Moong, Urad crops will begin from June
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, CM Yadav said, "The Madhya Pradesh government is constantly working across all sectors for the betterment of farmers under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That is why, we have started river linking projects to increase the irrigation area in the state. Along
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Assam: 64 villages in Morigaon still affected by floods; locals struggle w
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Several villagers said they are still struggling to recover as the floodwaters damaged their homes, household goods, and crops like paddy and rice. Two days ago, floodwaters from the Brahmaputra River inundated all houses in the Mayong Chapori Gasbari area.
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"Broke all records, produced 270 lakh tonnes more crops than last year": S
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Addressing the Agriculture and Farmer's Welfare and Rural Development programme, Shivraj Singh Chouhan said, "I am very thankful to our farmers and want to congratulate them. So far, we have broken all previous records -- this year, we have produced 270 lakh tonnes more crops than last year.
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Cabinet decision to increase MSP of Kharif crops will raise farmers' incom
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday said that the cabinet decision to increase in Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 14 Kharif Crops will help increase production of crops and benefit farmers
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