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Wastage in welfare and subsidy schemes: Centre cracks the whip

The Centre has already issued a set of advisory for states to remove ineligible farmers from the PM-KISAN scheme

Statsguru: Six charts show India may see another bumper crop year

Wheat procurements may fall this year as exports and the private market have become more lucrative

4 lakh hectare under natural farming now, says agriculture minister Tomar

Tomar, while addressing a national workshop on innovative agriculture here, said the need of the hour is to do farming that works in harmony with nature

Centre's fertiliser subsidy bill in FY23 may shoot up to Rs 2.3 trillion

According to trade and industry sources, Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus account for almost 20 per cent of phosphoric acid imported into India

Agri ministry to start campaign to highlight farm sector achievements

More than 1 crore farmers and stakeholders are expected to participate in the campaign through direct (offline) and virtual (online) medium across the country

West Bengal aims to double exports of agriculture & allied products by 2030

The government has identified export clusters across the state to ensure focused processing and higher production, he said

Farmers are doing well

In 2022, India will record the fifth consecutive year of bumper wheat crop

Southwest monsoon over entire country expected to be 'normal' in 2022: IMD

Earlier this week, private weather forecasting agency Skymet had said the southwest monsoon in 2022 was expected to be 'normal' at 98 per cent of the LPA

Record wheat crop, high stocks to help India meet rising global demand

India needs at least 25 million tonnes of wheat each year to run a food welfare programme

CAI lowers cotton crop estimate to 33.51 million bales for 2021-22 season

The total production during crop year 2020-21, stood at 353 lakh bales, the CAI said in a statement

FY22 ends with bank credit growth of 8.6%; retail, agri mainstay

FY22 saw the adverse effects of the pandemic until September 2021, followed by a turnaround in credit, especially to industry and retail, from October

'Internet of Things' may revolutionise the agricultural sector

End-to-end farm management systems should necessarily be part of IoT strategy in the technology era

Wheat export at 70.30 lakh tonnes till Mar 21 this fiscal: Govt tells Parl

"The total export of wheat in terms of quantity during 2021-22 (till 21st March 2022) was 70.30 LMT"

Russia-Ukraine war is reshaping how Europe spends

The result is a sudden reshuffling of budgets as military spending, essentials like agriculture and energy, and humanitarian assistance are shoved to the front of the line.

Onion production pegged up 16.81% to 31.12 MT in 2022-23: Agri ministry

Spice production is also expected to fall to 10.81 million tonne from 11.11 million tonne recorded during the same period a year ago

Looming fertiliser shortage

It would push up subsidy bill significantly

CNH Industrial boosts presence in India, sets up India Tech Centre

The unit has 100 engineers and specialists now, will be ramped up to 1,000 by 2024 to make it one of the largest tech centres for the company globally

Small, marginal farmers rue rising input costs & stray cattle menace

The growing unprofitability of farming is a major reason why alternate employment - or lack of it - is a major election issue in the villages

Ukraine crisis: Govt looking to tap diplomatic missions to export wheat

Russia is the world's top wheat exporter and largest producer after China and India while Ukraine is among the top five wheat exporters worldwide.

Gaining heft

E-NAM needs key executive and legislative changes