Crop Loss

As many as 26,50,951 farmers will get Rs 1,500 crore worth of compensation for loss of crops over 15.96 lakh hectares of land, said an official statement issued by the state's relief and rehabilitation department.

10% of crop loss compensation will go to farm labourers, says Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

The first Cabinet meeting under the ’Sarkar Tuhade Dwar’ programme was held at the Circuit House in Ludhiana, about 100 km from Chandigarh.

Annual crop loss of 147 million kg due to pest attacks says Tea Research Association

The major pests prevalent in north Indian tea plantations are tea mosquito bugs and looper caterpillars apart from thrips.

Maharashtra govt should help farmers facing crop losses due to unseasonal rains and cotton growers: Anil Deshmukh

Former Maharashtra minister Deshmukh was addressing a press conference in Nagpur to inform about the ’Vajramuth’ rally of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), which comprises the NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), to be held here on April 16.

India loses Rs 90k cr/year worth of crops for want of cold chain, processing units

Shortage of cold storage chains and food processing facilities causing crop losses of over Rs 92,000 crore in the country.

Odisha to Centre: Lower crop loan interest due to drought

Stating that the Central government provides interest incentive at three percent to farmers, who promptly repay the loans in respect of crop loans, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik pointed out that the same facility is not available in case of conversion of such crop loans on account of drought.