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Wheat sown in 54,000 hectare, mustard in 18.99 lakh hectare so far: Govt data

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A trader checking the quality of wheat at the wholesale grain mandi at Najafgarh, in New Delhi. File photo. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Wheat has been sown in 54,000 hectare so far in the ongoing rabi (winter) season of the 2022-23 crop year, 59 per cent higher than 34,000 hectare in the year-ago period, according to the…

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Record yield of fruits, vegetables expected in 2021-22: Centre

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The Union government expects a record production of 342.33 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables in 2021-22. It is an increase of about 7.73 million tonnes (2.3%) over the production in 2020-21. The area of cultivation could increase to 28.08 million hectares from 27.48 million hectares in 2020-21, according to the third advance estimates of…

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A crisis is brewing in the Indian coffee industry

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Bose Mandanna was devastated when torrential rains in September thrashed the coffee plants in his plantation and left tender berries and leaves strewn everywhere. The plants stood partially submerged in water for weeks at Subramanya Estate in Suntikoppa in Kodagu district of south Karnataka. Soon, the plants began to rot. Mandanna was among the hundreds…

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Punjab CM announces hike in sugarcane price to ₹380 per quintal

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann speaks during the ongoing session of Punjab Legislative Assembly, in Chandigarh on October 3, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday announced increasing the price of sugarcane to ₹380 per quintal from the existing ₹360 per quintal. He announced a hike in SAP (State agreed…

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Why many Kerala farmers are ditching cash crops like rubber for rambutan and other exotic fruits

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Probing through the thick, green leaves of a 15-foot-tall tree, 63-year-old Safiya Sulaiman plucked a reddish orb with a prickly rind. As she cut around its equator, what popped out was a snow-white segment that is highly coveted for its sweetness. “This fruit is making quite a splash,” she said, savouring the succulence that has…

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Rice production short of target in kharif season: Centre

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The decrease in cultivation of kharif crops is in about nine lakh hectares so far. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA India’s rice production during the kharif season is likely to fall short of the target of 112 million tonnes (MT) and will reach only 104.99 MT, said the first advance estimate for 2022-23 released by…

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A push for framework on farmers’ rights at international meet

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September 21, 2022 08:50 pm | Updated September 22, 2022 12:39 am IST – New Delhi: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar at the inauguration of the 9th Session of Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, in New Delhi, on September 19, 2022….

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Lower Kharif sowing calls for deft management of foodgrain stock, prices: Finance Ministry report

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Representational image. | Photo Credit: Kommuri Srinivas A Finance Ministry report on September 17 underlined the need for deft management of stocks of agriculture commodities in view of lower crop-sowing for the Kharif Season, stressing there should be no room for complacency on the inflation front. Overall, inflationary pressures in India appear to be on…

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