Day: October 29, 2018

According to the Preliminary rabi crop report released by Ministry of Agriculture, the planted area under pulses and maize are lower as compared to same period last year, while, wheat and barley area are higher during the same […]

State Trading Corp has floated a tender to buy 20,000 metric tonne tur (split-husked and fatka) or yellow masur imported from Canada (split-husked and laired no.2) to sell under public distribution scheme.

On a vast farmland in Kalajhar mandi of Sangrur district, Punjab, farmers are waiting to negotiate with traders who have rejected their paddy crop infected due to humidity. Chand Singh, 70, a farmer who owns 4 […]

As India’s groundnut production is expected to fall by 29% due to deficient rainfall, export of hand-picked and selected) HPS groundnut is expected to be lower than the previous year. Export of groundnut oil too may […]

The government has approved procurement of pulses and oilseeds at minimum support prices during the kharif marketing year that started October, in nine states, including Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, Farm Minister […]

DowDuPont Inc had to defer field trials of genetically modified (GM) variety of corn in August this year in India as the required minimum number of states did not give the necessary permissions. Currently, Bt cotton […]