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Wheat sowing continues to remain below par, might pick up pace after Diwali

Some traders also felt that sowing will pick up pace after Diwali and in the final analysis, the total acreage across India might be around the normal wheat acreage of around 31 million hectares

Red Sanders removed from CITES Review of Significant Trade: Bhupendra Yadav

The CITES RST process enables disciplinary action in the form of trade suspensions directed at countries that do not meet their obligations

Centre transforming local millet into global brand: Odisha Governor

Millets are also high in micronutrients compared to rice and wheat and have higher protein content, which is why they are often called "climate-smart crops", he said

Sowing of rabi crops improves in North; reservoir levels stay low in South

Data shows that water levels in the 40-odd reservoirs of southern India as on November 9 was at 44 per cent of their live capacity at Full Reservoir Levels

APEDA inks pact with Lulu Hypermarket for export promotion of agri-products

As per the MoU document, the group will promote and showcase a wide range of products in APEDA basket of agricultural and processed food products in their retail outlets

Mother Dairy's Safal outlets to sell buffer onion at Rs 25 per kg

Kendriya Bhandar too has started retail supply of onion through its outlets across Delhi-NCR from November 3

Wheat sowing falls as UP sugarcane farmers yet to clear kharif crop fields

Traders in UP said the initial wheat sowing is down this year due to a delay in sugarcane harvesting. The farmers are waiting to clear their fields of the kharif crop

Paddy politics heats up in Chhattisgarh ahead of Assembly elections

Paddy procurement during the current season is a key issue as Chhattisgarh goes to polls in two phases on November 7 and 17

Govt's paddy procurement at MSP reaches 16.14 million tons so far

Paddy procurement is undertaken by the state-run Food Corporation of India (FCI) along with state agencies

Cotton output estimated to be lowest in 15 years at 29.51 mn bales: CAI

The cotton marketing season runs from October to September. One bale of cotton is 170 kg

Domestic tractor sales likely to pick up in the second half of 2023-24

Rating agency ICRA pointed out that the domestic tractor industry volumes remained healthy and represented a 12 percent YoY growth in FY2023, touching an all-time high of 9.45 lakh units

Diwali bonanza: Uttar Pradesh may raise SAP for sugarcane farmers

State utility clears Rs 1,361 cr pending dues to Bajaj Hindusthan Sugar

Govt to increase sugarcane prices, says Haryana agriculture minister Dalal

Dalal said that sugarcane prices have always been the highest in the country in Haryana

Around 74 million tonnes of food are lost every year in India: Scientists

Food wastage is not only a direct loss to consumers but also has bearings on the environment and supporting economies, she added

Stubble burning: Punjab sees 1,068 farm fires, highest in a day this season

On the same day in 2021 and 2022, the state had seen 1,353 and 1,898 farm fires, respectively

Kharif crop output, including rice, may drop due to uneven monsoon

Initial production estimate shows rice production could be over 3 per cent less this kharif as compared to last year

Stubble burning: Centre should provide compensation, says Sukhbir Badal

Haryana Government on Friday released images that they claim are from NASA which shows that there are more than double stubbing burning incidents in Punjab as compared to Haryana on October 25 and 26

Centre estimates 3.79% lower kharif rice production at 106.31 mn tonnes

Rice production stood at 110.5 million tonnes during the same season in the previous crop year. Rice is the main kharif crop and its harvesting is underway

Sebi extends suspension of derivatives trade in 7 agri commodities for 1 yr

The other agricultural commodities suspended by Sebi are paddy (non-basmati), chana, crude palm oil, mustard seeds and their derivatives and soya bean and its derivatives

Stubble to become a source of income, employment instead of pollution in UP

The Yogi government has set a target to establish biogas plants in every tehsil, some of which will soon become operational