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Onion export and wheat stocking restrictions: Open up the field

March 17, 2025 5:02 pm

Indian agriculture can thrive with a greater market orientation. And there's no better time for it than when the worst of a supply crisis is over

Centre holds meet on crop production statistics with states

August 23, 2024 4:07 am

Senior officials from the Centre and states participated in the conference, chaired by Agriculture Secretary Devesh Chaturvedi.

Peru-based top potato research centre to set up India wing

April 22, 2024 7:56 am

The centre will serve farmers not only in potato-belt states of India such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal but also in other South Asian countries.

Why 10-quarter high farm growth of 4.6% raises some questions

December 01, 2022 4:59 am

According to the Agriculture Ministry's first advance estimates of production released on September 21, India's total kharif foodgrains output for 2022 was 149.92 million tonnes (mt), 3.9 per cent down from the previous year’s corresponding level of 156.04 mt.

Farmer injured in leopard attack near Otur in Pune district

June 15, 2021 6:45 pm

The incident took place around 6.30 pm when Ghule was on his farms checking on the ongoing pre-sowing works on one part of the farm.

Farmers flag ‘adulterated’ cabbage seeds; Gujarat government says firms should compensate

March 26, 2021 4:51 am

The issue was raised in Gujarat Assembly, on Thursday, by the Chief Whip of Opposition Congress and an MLA from Khedbrahma constituency of Sabarkantha district, Ashwin Kotwal, as a question of short notice.

Not just paddy and wheat, combines now harvest maize, pulses, oilseeds

October 15, 2020 6:23 am

Agricultural labour shortage is leading to these itenerant machines being used even in coarse grain crops like ragi.

Once dented by dal in Bihar, BJP now tries to keep it off poll pot

September 25, 2020 7:23 am

This time round, the Narendra Modi government is taking no chances, especially with heavy rain in north Karnataka.

Steady decline in farm sector suicides from 2016 to 2019, NCRB data shows

September 03, 2020 7:51 am

A comparative study of data on Accidental Deaths and Suicides released by NCRB shows that suicides in the agriculture sector have declined by 10% — from 11,379 in 2016 to 10,281 in 2019.

Tractor industry should be facilitated to use digital tools to benefit small farmers

August 31, 2020 9:11 am

The “Uberisation model” could make tractor services perfectly divisible, accessible and affordable even by small holders without owning the machine.

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