Page 4 - Kharif Crops

Kharif sowing drops further, raises output concerns in oilseeds, pulses

Farmers might shift from soy, cotton and maize if rainfall doesn't improve sufficiently, analysts say

Govt hikes kharif MSP by up to Rs 452/quintal, maximum in pulses, oil seeds

Centre seeks to encourage farmers to move away from paddy to these crops as their domestic output is low and global prices have surged

Govt aims to bring additional 637,000 hectare under oilseeds this season

The Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in the forthcoming kharif (summer) season beginning July this year.

Govt to bring additional 637,000 hectare under oilseeds in kharif season

The Centre on Thursday said it has chalked out a multi-pronged strategy to bring in additional 6.37 lakh hectare area under oilseeds in the forthcoming kharif (summer) season beginning July this year.

Staring down Covid, agri among few sectors to grow in FY21 in arid economy

Agriculture is the only sector expected to clock a positive growth in 2020-21 as per the estimates released by MoSPI

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Govt procures 31.8 mn tonnes of kharif paddy so far at MSP for Rs 60k cr

The government on Tuesday said it has procured 19 per cent more paddy during the current kharif marketing season so far at 318 lakh tonnes for over Rs 60,000 crore.

Gov buys nearly 4.3 million tonne kharif paddy at MSP in last 16 days

About 43 lakh tonne of kharif paddy worth Rs 8,033 crore was purchased at the minimum support price (MSP) from 3.57 lakh farmers in the last 16 days, the food ministry said on Monday. Paddy procurement commenced in Punjab and Haryana from September 26 due to early arrival of the crop, while in other states it began from October 1. More than 80 per cent of the country's paddy crop is grown in the kharif season. The government through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state agencies undertakes procurement of paddy at MSP. "Paddy procurement in the 2020-21 kharif marketing season is going on smoothly in the procuring states with purchase of about 42.55 lakh tonne of paddy up to October 11 from over 3.57 lakh farmers with MSP value of Rs 8,032.62 crore," the ministry said in a statement. For the current year, the centre has fixed MSP of paddy (common grade) at Rs 1,868 per quintal, while that of A grade variety has been fixed at Rs 1,888 per quintal. In case of cotton, state-own

Farmers planted Kharif crops at record high, says Agriculture Ministry

Maximum procurement has happened in Punjab where 7,82,685 MT paddy has already been procured from the farmers through APMC system as against 24,452 MT procured last year

Stubble burning continues in Amritsar as alternative methods are expensive

Stubble burning in Amritsar has taken place unusually early this year, due to an early Kharif harvest

Immediate paddy procurement at MSP in Punjab, Haryana amid farm bill stir

The official reason given by Centre is that procurement had to start early in the wake of early arrival of the kharif crop in the two states

MSP procurement of kharif paddy begins immediately in Punjab, Haryana: Govt

According to the ministry, state procuring agencies including Food Corporation of India (FCI) are in a state of readiness for smoothly undertaking procurement operations

India expected to harvest bumper kharif crop in FY21, may pull down prices

In foodgrains, rice production is estimated to be 102.36 million tonnes, which is 0.37 per cent more than 2019-20

Govt sets foodgrain output target at record 301 mn tonnes for 2020-21

The target for the 2020-21 crop year was set at the National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020, which was held on Monday to review the progress of the kharif season and plan for the rabi crops

Wholesale-retail inflation gap the widest in vegetables and pulses

As a result, though consumers might have been paying more for these crops, farmers have gained little

Farm sector sees spike in private investment after reforms: Agri secy

The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Ordinance, 2020 was brought in to legalise contract farming

Let the games begin: In latest Mann Ki Baat, PM Modi gets vocal about toys

He said that India has the talent and ability to become a toy hub and be a major part of the Rs 7 trillion global industry

India's area under kharif crops hits all-time high of over 108 mn hectares

Government confident of bumper harvest; could cool down inflation but experts say excess rains, pest attach could play spoilsport in some crops

Kharif sowing completed in over 95% of normal area, shows data

Acreage under rice, moong, ragi, groundnut, soybean, and nigerseed has seen the maximum increase

India's kharif rice sowing up 19% so far on account of good rains

Among cash crops, cotton planting has risen by 11.29 per cent to 121.25 lakh hectares so far in the current kharif season