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Pakistan: Wheat crops at risk as dams approaching dead levels
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has issued a warning to the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan about a potential 30-35 per cent water shortage, as the Tarbela and Mangla dams are rapidly approaching their dead levels, affecting the wheat crops, the Dawn reported.
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Pak wheat crop devastated: 29 dealers face legal action in Narowal fertili
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The repercussions of this fraudulent activity have been severe, particularly for wheat farmers in the region.
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Study discovers new method that lowers crop damage from mice, during plagu
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Scientists at the University of Sydney found that a non-toxic technique can significantly reduce seed loss by keeping mice away from wheat crops. The study was published in the journal 'Nature Sustainability'.
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J-K: Udhampur wheat farmers opt for modern technology to thresh crops
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Earlier, due to the non-availability of thresher machines in rural areas, farmers used to manually thresh the wheat crop and it used to take 9-10 days depending on the quantity of the crop. But now with the help of modern thrashers, it takes two or three hours to thresh wheat crops, farmers
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Constrained milk, wheat supplies amid volatile crude market raise inflatio
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Constrained supplies of milk and wheat, coupled with a volatile international crude oil market with OPEC+ countries deciding to cut crude oil production from May 2023 are factors that may, going forward, influence the inflation trajectory in India, Ministry of Finance's Monthly Economic R
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AAP MP Raghav Chadha writes to Finance Minister Sitharaman, seeks support
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
AAP leader Chadha wrote, "I'm writing to draw your attention towards the plight of the farmers in Punjab. Rain, high-velocity winds and hailstorm reported in the state in the state since March 24 have impacted at least 14 lakh hectares (40 per cent) of 34.9 lakh hectares of wheat sown in Pun
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Food secretary says not expecting any shortfall in wheat production
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
On reports of wheat crop loss in some states due to bad weather, Sanjeev Chopra said the country would "probably end up with the same figure of 112 million tonne of production or in the worst case scenario, there will be an negligible drop in the production".
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Amid chances of heatwave, govt says wheat crop conditions are normal
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Conditions of wheat crops in major growing states in India are normal as of date, said the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare on Thursday.
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Flood situation in Pakistan may threaten food security: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 17 (ANI): Pakistan is staring at a possible food crisis as the production of wheat in the upcoming Rabi season is expected to drop owing to low-profit margins that are forcing farmers to look out for alternative crops, according to a media report.
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Wheat crop on 200 acres destroyed in fire in Haryana's Karnal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Karnal (Haryana) [India], April 11 (ANI): A fire broke out on the farms of Kachhwa village in Haryana's Karnal district on Sunday destroying standing wheat crop spread over 200 acres.
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Farmers grow wheat in Zero line on international border with help from BSF
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathua ( Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 24 (ANI): Fresh harvest of wheat crops bloomed along the zero line of the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district with the farmers getting support from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the civil administration, officials
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Climate change will stir up global agriculture within next decade, study f
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 2 (ANI): A study has predicted "deep changes" in global agriculture within a decade if the current global warming trends continue.
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