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India's Fertiliser Association confirms sufficient supply for Kharif seaso
Updated : 3 days, 18 hours ago IST
The Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) today announced that Urea and Phosphatic fertiliser supplies remain adequate to meet agricultural requirements for the forthcoming Kharif season. While global developments, including geopolitical tensions in West Asia, have raised concerns about pote
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Focusing on water harvesting structures which will increase water table: M
Updated : 1 week ago IST
"In Mayurbhanj, around four lakh hectares constitute cultivable land, and out of that, 64% has an assured irrigation facility. During Kharif, with rain-fed irrigation, we cover 100% of the cultivable area, but during Rabi, irrigation drops to about one lakh hectares," he told ANI.
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Pakistan's cotton sector under pressure as taxes and policy failures push
Updated : 1 week ago IST
Farmers in South Punjab and Sindh face rising taxes, high input costs, and market uncertainty ahead of the cotton sowing season. Agricultural groups are urging the government to remove GST on cottonseed products, warning that continued financial pressure could further reduce cotton cultivati
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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel gives assistannce of Rs. 6.97 Crore to farmers
Updated : 2 weeks, 1 day ago IST
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel distributed assistance of Rs. 2,000 per acre for the Kharif season through DBT to 35,829 farmers from 33 districts who have newly joined natural farming in the state under the National Mission on Natural Farming.
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Rural cultivation incomes under pressure as food prices decline: Report
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks ago IST
Rural cultivation incomes have come under sharp pressure as a decline in food prices during the CY25 Kharif season dragged down farmers' earnings across key crops, according to a report by Elara Securities.
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Chhattisgarh: Rs 23,448 cr transferred to accounts of 17.77 lakh paddy far
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
In 2022-23, by January 13, 97.67 LMT of paddy was purchased from 2,214,302 farmers, and Rs 20,022 crore was paid. Against all these benchmarks, 2025-26 has surpassed every previous year, both in the quantity procured and in the total amount paid to farmers.
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Chhattisgarh govt safeguards protect paddy procurement system from loss an
Updated : 1 month, 4 weeks ago IST
Amid misleading claims circulating in some quarters regarding paddy losses due to shrinkage and pest damage during storage, the Government of Chhattisgarh has clarified that such losses are neither irregular nor indicative of mismanagement.
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Odisha Minister holds review meeting on Kharif procurement operations
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Odisha Minister Krushna Chandra Patra reviewed the Kharif Procurement Operations and instructed officers to ensure procedures are followed to ensure smooth procurement. Several officers have been assigned to monitor the procurement process closely.
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"Will protect interests of farmers" says Agri Minister Shivraj Chouhan, vo
Updated : 3 months ago IST
In September, Government think-tank Niti Aayog had recommended strategies and pathways to be adopted by government to make India self-sufficient, (Atmanirbhar) in pulses by 2030.
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Unseasonal rains, price crash pose sharp decline in cultivation income of
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Farmers in the country are witnessing a sharp fall in cultivation income this season as unseasonal rains, crop damage and a collapse in Kharif crop prices have hit rural earnings, according to a report by Elara Securities.
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China export curbs fail to dent India's fertiliser supply as stocks remain
Updated : 3 months ago IST
India has successfully shielded its fertiliser supply chain from the impact of China's export restrictions by diversifying import sources and securing long-term contracts.
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RBI Governor revises inflation outlook downward to 2% for FY26, reducing 0
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday revised the inflation outlook for the current financial year FY26, projecting CPI inflation at 2 per cent, marking a reduction of 0.6 per cent from its earlier projection.
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