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Speaking at a national conference here, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said there was sufficient availability of key fertilisers such as urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP), despite delays in shipments due to geopolitical tensions.
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The prices for wheat saw a maximum increase of 7 percent, with MSP assured at Rs 2,275 per quintal, up from Rs 2,125 offered in the last rabi marketing season
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El Nino is likely to be witnessed in the winter season, said DS Pai, a senior scientist of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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As per the report of field officers from across the state, out of 4,01,853 hectares, crops on 85,538.20 hectares of land have been damaged due to inadequate/ deficient rains.
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Various factors such as the onset of the lumpy skin disease in cattle and a fodder shortage have raised the input costs for milk production which in turn has increased the cost of milk and dairy products.
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A majority of farm households are not aware of MSP and government procurement of foodgrain and other crops.
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The government’s desire to control inflation and limit its subsidy outgo is understandable, but this will also limit growth in agricultural income
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The highest absolute increase in MSP over the previous year has been recommended for lentil (masur), along with rapeseeds and mustard (Rs 400 per quintal each), followed by gram (Rs 130 per quintal).
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The Haryana CM also announced a relief for 'Arhtiyas' (commission agents) in outstanding payment of interest and penalties. As part of the state government's initiative 'Vivaadon Ka Samadhan', Khattar announced a 40 per cent interest waiver on default amount and a 100 per cent waiver of penal interest for the Arhtiyas.
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The production of cereals, pulses and oilseeds is estimated to decline by 1.95 percent, 2.22 percent and 13.48 percent, respectively, in 2019-20 compared to last year, according to the report by the National Bulk Handling Corporation (NBHC).
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Locusts belong to the family of grasshoppers and are usually harmless but certain environmental conditions like monsoon and heavy cyclones make them reproduce faster. The swarm is highly mobile and covers 50 to more than 100 km in a day.
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Punjab Additional Chief Secretary (Development) Viswajeet Khanna said 122.02 lakh MT of crop has arrived in grain markets so far and of which 121.85 lakh MT has been purchased.
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The experts, who attended a meeting with Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, made it clear that cultivation of maize in the rainy season is not at all profitable.
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Since farming operations are labour intensive, the barricades must be removed immediately so that crops don't suffer, the letter stated
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In this edition of Big Story, we explain the issues being faced by the farm community and the steps government can take to mitigate the impact of the crisis.
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In this video, CNBC TV18 Commodities Editor Manish Gupta gives us a better picture about the production targets.
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The government yesterday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 110 to Rs 1,735 a quintal and of pulses by up to Rs 400 per quintal to encourage farmers to boost area and production of these crops.
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The growth in agriculture and allied sectors will be higher during this fiscal as the country is likely to harvest bumper crop buoyed by good rains, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said today.
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All party leaders from the state will participate in the campaign in the districts, MPCC spokesman Sachin Sawant told reporters here.
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A copy of the letter was also sent to Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh and RBI Governor Urjit Patel, Mehta told reporters here.
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Demonetisation is a good move but implementation has been disastrous, says Former Additional Solicitor General of India, Biswajit Bhattacharya. The rural and agriculture sector has come to a stand still due to this move.
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Sowing of rabi crops begins from October and the harvesting from April. Wheat is the main rabi crop, while maize, millets, pulses and oilseeds are also grown.
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The total area sown to wheat and other rabi crops is lagging behind at 317.96 lakh hectare till last week of the ongoing rabi season compared with 372.61 lakh hectare in the year-ago period, as per the government data.
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India may have to import 10 lakh tonnes of wheat in 2015-16 as about 68.2 lakh tonnes were lost due to unseasonal rainfall, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) said in its report, titled 'Lived Anomaly'. In February-April 2015, standing crops on 182.38 lakh hectares or 29.61 percent of the entire rabi sown area were affected.
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As on September 4, the total area sown under kharif crops is 99.87 mhac, which is 1.93 mhac higher than last year, Ind-Ra said. But it believes that the dry spell during August and September will be a dampener for the sowing of rabi crop.
