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Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif sowing
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Crops that are sown during October and November and the produce harvested from January depending on maturity are Rabi. Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Crops produced between Rabi and Kharif are Summer crops.
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Paddy planting continues to lead India's Kharif crops sowing
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 384.05 lakh hectares, as against 367.83 lakh hectares same period last year.
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Paddy planting leads overall 2023 kharif crops sowing in India
Updated : 2 years, 9 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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India’s kharif crop planting area rises; paddy leading year-on-year
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Commodity-wise, paddy sowing is at 328.22 lakh hectares, as against 312.80 lakh hectares same period last year. Notably, India in July amended the rice export norms by putting non-basmati white rice, a major export item, in the "prohibited" category.
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Aim to achieve zero stubble burning this year: Narendra Singh Tomar
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Paddy stubble in several regions is burnt after the Kharif harvest to make way for the Rabi crop sowing. In the process, it leads to the deterioration of the air quality in the national capital region and beyond.
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Edible oil industry body SEA urges members to reduce retail prices
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Solvent Extractors' Association of India, the apex industry body for edible oils, once again urged its members to reduce the retail and wholesale prices in line with prevailing global markets to benefit the consumers.
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Kharif crops sowing in India marginally higher so far in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
India has three cropping seasons -- summer, kharif, and rabi.
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Continued vigil on inflation needed given erratic monsoon progress: SBI Re
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
SBI Research, in its latest 'Ecowrap' report, noted that a continued vigil on the evolving inflation outlook is warranted given the erratic progress of monsoon and its impact on Kharif crop sowing, and subsequently on overall food inflation.
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Normal monsoon, adequate inputs augur well for India's kharif crop: Financ
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The forecast of a normal monsoon despite the prevalence of El Nino, adequate availability of seeds and fertilisers and sufficient water in key reservoirs augur well for healthy kharif sowing in India, said the Department of Economic Affairs under Ministry of Finance in its monthly review rep
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Survey reveals India free from locusts as farmers sow Kharif crops
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In a piece of good news for farmers, who are busy sowing Kharif crops presently, a survey has revealed that the country continues to be free of locusts, which had emerged as a grave threat to farm output a couple of years back.
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Summer crop sowing in India declines by 1.54 lakh hectare in 2023
Updated : 2 years, 12 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 : 3 years 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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