CROP LOSS

According to the report, nearly 43 per cent of the surveyed farmers lost at least half of their standing crops. Rice, vegetables, and pulses were particularly affected by uneven rainfall. In the northern states, paddy fields often remain submerged f...

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India is set to resume wheat imports after a six-year hiatus to replenish dwindling reserves and stabilize soaring prices caused by poor harvests. The government is expected to scrap the 40% import tax post-election, allowing private traders to sour...

Coromandel has partnered with Japan's ISK to launch Prachand, a patented product using Japanese technology to protect paddy crops from pests like stem borers and leaf folders that can cause up to 70 per cent yield losses. It has also developed a for...

CM Siddaramaiah emphasized the need for officials to work efficiently amidst higher-than-normal rainfall and the ongoing code of conduct. Siddaramaiah disapproved of the way insurance firms were handling the crop loss insurance claims. Such conduct ...

As this year’s summer, with its extended heat waves and record temperatures, warns, how to adapt to a warmer world is no longer a hypothetical question. A new study by World Weather Attribution says climate change has made a 30-day heat wave in Sout...

A concerning trend in India shows over 50 lakh large farmland trees vanished from 2018 to 2022 due to altered cultivation practices, impacting agroforestry systems and promoting paddy rice fields. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Denma...

Tea Association of India (TAI) stated that the strange phenomenon of drop in crop production with no concomitant rise in prices is in stark contrast to the 2020 scenario when drop in production due to covid closure caused a sharp rise in realization...

Facing financial difficulties, a farmer in Prakasam district attempted to clear his debts by cultivating ganja on his land. However, his illegal activities were uncovered by SEB officials, resulting in the destruction of the ganja crop and the farme...

The country is the largest producer of many crops but it still has to resort to imports to meet domestic demand. Experts say we have to plug the gaps in the supply chain linking production and consumption centres to make the sector efficient and red...

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a survey of damages caused to crops by strong winds and hailstorm. Compensation will be provided by insurance companies and the revenue department. The highest number of applications are from Hamirpur, Jala...

Onion prices in the retail trade have fluctuated from ?90 per kg to ?20/kg during the last six months, while the wholesale prices have seen a high of Rs 55/kg and lows of Rs 5/kg during the same period. Shortage in India's last year's rabi crop, fol...

Punjab farmers demand legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP) and implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report, zero-budget natural farming (ZBNF) practices, and determination of crop patterns. The government offers to form a committee...

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha are marching towards Delhi to press the Centre to accept several demands, including enactment of a law to guarantee a minimum support price (MSP) for crops.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the state government will pay the first installment of crop loss compensation, up to Rs 2,000 per farmer, as immediate relief due to the Centre delaying drought relief. The Karnataka government ha...

The deficit rainfall in Karnataka has caused crop losses in 42 lakh hectares, worth about Rs 30,433 crore, during the six-month kharif season. The drought has affected agricultural and horticultural crops, leading to a 28% rainfall deficit and the t...

The timely release of buffer stocks and arrangements for making up for supply deficiencies through imports can be short-term solutions to tackle such agrarian scarcity. However, farmers must be taught to adapt to the new climate era, the agricultura...

There seems to be no respite for the people from the rising prices of tomatoes as the wholesale price of the vegetable touched Rs 200 per kilogram in many towns on Sunday. Traders also said that the price is likely to rise into Rs 250/kg in a week's...