Page 4 - Crops

Centre restricts use of herbicide glyphosate over health hazards

Allows use only by authorised Pest Control Operators

Pulses, onion won't see price hike this year; have adequate stock: Govt

The all-India average retail price of onion has witnessed a significant decline of 28 per cent compared to last year

Bridging the gap: Late rains likely to narrow paddy acreage shortfall

This acreage was, however, 1.13 per cent more than the normal area in which paddy is planted

France loses up to 35% of vegetable crops due to drought: Producers' union

France's fruit and vegetable crops have fallen by nearly 35% due to the extreme drought this summer, president of the French national association of vegetable producers said

Self-sufficiency in foodgrain shows India can reduce imports: PM Modi

Government encourages farmers to diversify crops, but doing away with imported oilseeds and pulses challenging

Working on solution as floods in Panchganga affect people, crops: Maha CM

Shinde chaired a review meeting in Kolhapur city where heavy rains had triggered floods in the district recently.

Farmers in TN's Tiruchi stare at heavy losses as rains submerge crop

Farmers in Tiruchi district of Tamil Nadu are a distraught lot as incessant rains have submerged crops on 750 acres of land

PM Modi asks states to focus on crop diversification at Niti Aayog meeting

The PM also spoke about India's G20 presidency in 2023 and called it a unique opportunity to show the world that India is not just Delhi - it is every State and Union Territory of the country

Overall kharif sowing improves even as paddy and arhar remain muted

Experts say a fall in paddy output could hugely impact cereal prices going forward as wheat stocks in central pool aren't enough to quell any surge in prices

Planting of summer-sown crops ramps up as monsoon revives in India

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Ample monsoon rain in the first half of July accelerated planting of main summer-sown crops such as soybean, cotton and pulses in India, although rice planting is still lagging behind due to scant rainfall in northern states.

Procedural issues continue to hinder commercialisation of GM crops in India

Two decades after Bt cotton made its debut in India, commercialisation of genetically modified crops remains mired in complex procedural rules

Nano urea will boost crop production, increase farmers' income: IFFCO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday virtually inaugurated the world's first nano urea liquid plant by IFFCO near Kalol town of Gujarat's Gandhinagar district

Can easing regulatory norms for gene-edited crops compromise bio-safety?

Experts working in the area clarified that the order does not completely exempt genome edited final products from regulatory oversight but instead does away with a need to get additional clearances

FY23 wheat exports could reach 10 mt if Russia-Ukraine crisis persists

New crop trading at Rs 100-300/quintal above MSP in many MP, Gujarat markets

Fertiliser ban decimates Sri Lankan crops as government popularity dwindle

Dramatic fall in yields follows a decision last April by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to ban all chemical fertilisers in Sri Lanka

Unseasonal rain, hailstorms hit crops in Maharashtra; many houses damaged

Crops grown on more than 28,000 hectares of land bore the brunt of unseasonal rain and hailstorms in Maharashtra's Nagpur division in the last few days, officials said on Thursday.

Rural demand expected to get Rs 10,700-cr boost from bumper crops: Report

Rural demand is expected to get around Rs 11,000-crore boost from the record kharif harvest along with the marginal hike in minimum support price, according to a report by Care Ratings

Edible oil prices to begin softening from December: Food secretary

Retail prices of edible oils in India, which imports 60 per cent of its requirement, have shot up to 64 per cent in the past just one year, in line with the global developments.

'We feel once crops come out, inflation will come down,' says Revenue Secy

Major contributors to inflation are edible oil and pulses, and to boost their availability in the market, the supply side has been addressed through duty cuts, a senior finance ministry official said

Crops' share in agriculture and allied sector drops to 55.5%, shows data

Fruits and vegetables have less state intervention in terms of their marketing and sale as compared to cereals