Agriculture

ISMA and NFCSF have proposed a ₹87.94-crore Centre of Excellence at ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore, to accelerate development of climate-resilient and disease-resistant sugarcane varieties

The QR tagging system enables authorities to trace each bag back to its procurement centre, the agency that procured it, and the season it belongs to

The move is projected to save the exchequer more than ₹10,500 crore annually in subsidies, based on conservative estimates and assuming an average imported urea price of $345 per tonne

Experts say the spatial distribution of rainfall and longer monsoon breaks could have a greater impact on farmers and rural livelihoods than the overall seasonal rainfall deficit

The government is on "alert mode", Chouhan said, asking officials to maintain constant check on monsoon status

India currently has around 19.98 million tonnes of fertilisers in stock, which means it has almost 52 per cent of the total reassessed requirement in stock as of today

Farmer organisations and political leaders have welcomed the Centre's decision to withdraw proposed amendments to the Sugarcane Control Order, saying it would protect growers and small processors

Centre will begin a month-long 'Save the Fields' campaign from June 1, offering crop-specific advisories and climate-resilient farming guidance as IMD lowers its monsoon forecast

The amendments were floated last month and were open for public comments till May 20

Consumers bought around 5.05 million tonnes of urea between March 1 and May 25, 2026, as against 4.60 million tonnes during the same period last year

The ministry is in the process of identifying districts for alternative crops and ensuring seed availability in the event of an El Nino impact, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said

Madhya Pradesh purchased wheat from more than 1.34 million farmers, surpassing the Centre's revised procurement target of 10 million tonnes

Uttar Pradesh aims to boost kharif food grain and oilseed output by 20% as it pushes to become a global agriculture hub by 2047

Kharif 2026 conference today amid El Nino shadow on monsoon

India regularly purchases urea through global tenders to meet local demand. The latest tender is the second since the start of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran

As extreme heat damages yields, quality and farm incomes without triggering formal crop failure, experts say India's insurance system is struggling to adapt to climate reality

The organised plywood sector has urged the Centre to curb diversion of subsidised agricultural urea into industrial use amid rising fertiliser subsidy costs and supply pressures

SKM announces nationwide protests from May 27 against the Centre's MSP policy, rising fuel prices and the worsening fertiliser situation

Dedicated teams of at least 10 officers each will review grievances, representations, citizen complaints across ministries on a daily basis

Rajasthan to provide subsidised pulse and oilseed seeds to 2.6 lakh farmers under ₹135-crore central mission scheme