Page 13 - Agriculture

Govt policy must reward sustainability for India's small farmers: Syngenta

Smallholder farmers account for 80 per cent of the agricultural sector

Standing like a wall to protect interests of farmers: PM Narendra Modi

Modi stresses the need to produce fertilisers locally

Agri scientists to visit farms for better rabi crop in October: Chouhan

The minister stressed that government initiatives should translate into tangible benefits for people rather than remain confined to files

Why India still remains in a state of confusion when it comes to GM crops

For now, India's GM crop landscape remains one of promise stalled by policy inertia, while scientific, commercial, and global trade pressures continue to mount

States seek more urea; Centre says supply exceeds requirement this season

Next phase of 'Vikshit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan' to start on October 3; Chouhan urges states to act against misuse of urea and prepare accurate fertiliser demand maps

Will explore more, no compromise on farmers' interests: Shivraj on tariffs

US imposed 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods last month and increased it to 50 per cent over import of Russian oil

Monsoon-induced supply disruptions hold key to vegetable inflation ahead

While the monsoon has been fairly normal so far, rain-induced supply disruptions and damage to standing crops in areas adjoining major cities has already started pushing up vegetable prices

Kharif paddy sowing rises 12%; acreage of cotton and oilseeds down

The Department of Agriculture has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on August 8, 2025

Higher MSP, import curbs help moong acreage surpass last year's level

Some traders said the sowing trend clearly shows that farmers feel zero-duty imports could hurt their realisations in the coming months while it might not be the case with moong

Shivraj Chouhan to transfer ₹3,200 cr crop insurance to 3 million farmers

The PMFBY claim amount will be transferred during an event organised for this purpose in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan

Delhi High Court orders WazirX to disclose Binance acquisition details

The court has also ordered the company to disclose details of the ongoing restructuring proceedings before the Singapore High Court, as per its order dated August 5

Govt aims 50% rise in milk procurement with White Revolution 2.0: Amit Shah

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and 25 Milk Unions across 15 states have signed MoUs to establish biogas plants in dairy cooperatives, according to a statement

Nabard promotes 6,215 farmer producer organisations, says FM Sitharaman

State/UT wise yearly allocation is made under RIDF on the basis of funds allocated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from Priority Sector Lending (PSL) shortfall, FM Sitaraman said

Uttar Pradesh faces fertiliser supply shortage amid rising demand

The total stock comprises 918,000 tonnes of urea and 558,000 tonnes of phosphatic soil nutrients such as Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) and Nitrogen Phosphorus Potash (NPK)

₹3,300 cr paid to Uttarakhand farmers under Kisan Samman Nidhi: CM Dhami

It takes the total amount paid so far under the scheme to the farmers of Uttarakhand to Rs 3,300 crore, he said

PM Modi releases ₹20,500 cr to 97 mn farmers under PM-KISAN scheme

PM Modi released about ₹20,500 crore to around 97 million eligible farmers across the country from an event in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh

Centre making efforts to ensure adequate availability of fertilisers

Chouhan was speaking at an event here on the occasion of the release of the 20th installment of the PM KISAN Samman Nidhi

Goa to roll out new salt-tolerant paddy variety for 2026 kharif season

ICAR data shows Goa Dhan-5 was developed to improve upon earlier salt-tolerant varieties: Goa Dhan-1, Dhan-2 (2017), and Dhan-3, Dhan-4 (2019)

Bihar, north-east states record below-normal rainfall, shows data

LPA for the two months is 422.8 millimeters while for August alone, the met department said that monsoon in totality would be normal at 94-106 per cent of LPA

India's DAP imports from China fall to 97,000 tonnes in July amid new rules

Anupriya Patel said DAP import from China declined from approximately 22.28 lakh tonnes in 2023-24 to about 8.47 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 as reported by fertiliser companies