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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

Coromandel International Q2 results: Net profit rises 2% to Rs 755 crore

Coromandel's total income for the quarter ended September 2023 was at Rs 7,033 crore, versus Rs 10,145 crore for the quarter ended September 2022

'Pvt sector can provide advisory services, tech to support agri sector'

The NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand elaborated on the complex interaction between agriculture and climate change

BBSSL will strive to protect India's indigenous seeds, says Amit Shah

Highlighting the need to provide quality certified seeds to farmers, Shah said that BBSSL has been established to boost domestic production as well as exports of certified seeds

Cabinet approves Rs 22,303 cr subsidy on P&K fertilisers for Rabi season

'The subsidy will continue because when international prices rise, the government does not want it to impact our farmers in the country'

Nano urea will help farmers switch to natural farming, says Amit Shah

"When a list of the biggest experiments in the field of agriculture will be prepared ten years from now, I can say with certainty that IFFCO's nano urea and nano DAP will find a place in it," he said

Nano urea will help farmers switch to natural farming, says Amit Shah

He was speaking after inaugurating a nano DAP (diammonium phosphate liquid ) manufacturing plant at the Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited's (IFFCO) unit at Kalol in the district

Haryana giving special incentive to farmers to adopt crop diversification

In Kharif year 2020, crop diversification was adopted by 41,947 farmers in a total area of 63,743 acres and a grant of Rs 45 crore was provided for this

Developed members must abandon higher moral ground: India at WTO agri meet

The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body of the WTO. It is scheduled to meet in Abu Dhabi in February next year

Govt hikes wheat MSP by Rs 150 per quintal to Rs 2,275 for 2024-25

This is the highest increase by the Narendra Modi-led government since it came to power in 2014