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Cabinet approves Rs 1.08 lakh crore fertiliser subsidy for Kharif season
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The government will spend Rs 70,000 crore for urea and Rs 38,000 crore for Di-ammonium Phosphate
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Area under summer crops in India down marginally at 69.2 lakh hectare
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi. Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January-March depending on maturity is Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between rabi and
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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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Vulnerability of agriculture to monsoon shock has reduced: India Ratings
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to India Ratings, at the all-India level, the area under irrigation was 54.32 per cent in 2018-19 (FY19) compared with 41.7 per cent in 1996-97. As a result, the correlation between the kharif foodgrain output and monsoon rains from June till September was 0.4 over FY13-FY21 compar
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CM Jagan directs Agriculture dept to disburse seeds, fertilisers
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy directed the officials of the Agriculture Department to be prepared to disburse the YSR Rythu Bharosa instalment to the eligible farmers in May before the kharif season begins and immediately clear the balance amount of Rs. 33 crores outstanding to the far
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Pakistan: Shortage of water to affect Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The water regulator, however, could not bridge differences between the two large provinces over the conveyance losses. As a result, the meeting set up a committee led by IRSA's member for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa "to determine actual system conveyance losses to resolve the issue", the regulator sa
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Govt allows import of urea through India Potash till March 2024
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The centre has allowed the import of urea through India Potash Limited for another year until March 2024, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification.
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Centre has enough stock of fertilizers for Kharif season: Mansukh Mandaviy
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya on Wednesday said that Centre has enough stock of fertilizers for the upcoming Kharif season and fertilizers will be easily available to farmers across the country
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Sonalika Clocks highest ever YTD Feb'23 overall sales of 1,37,344 tractors
Updated : 3 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI/PNN): India's No1 tractor export brand, Sonalika Tractors has always been motivated about taking reformative steps aimed at supporting farmers in addressing everyday farm requirements. Winning farmer's hearts with this symbolic outlook, Sonalika has registere
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Govt agency NAFED to begin procurement of onion in Gujarat as prices fall
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd, (NAFED) will start procurement of Kharif onion from Gujarat farmers to address the issue of falling prices in the state.
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Govt focuses on empowering farmers
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The PMFBY is aimed at giving farmers a simple and affordable crop insurance option to ensure comprehensive risk coverage for crops against all natural risks from pre-sowing to post-harvest and provide adequate claim amounts. The demand-driven scheme is available to all farmers.
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