India is heading for its fifth consecutive bumper wheat harvest in the upcoming marketing year thanks to favourable weather conditions in the major wheat growing areas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said in a report. Assuming normal weather conditions through the harvest (April-May), it forecast marketing year (MY) 2020/2021 (April-March) wheat production at […]
An actor and cardiologist, Bharat Reddy, has always believed that you only live once. Therefore, when he stumbled upon a group of farmers in southern Indian Tamil Nadu state’s Rameshwaram, who seemed to have boundless energy, he wanted to discover their secret of youthfulness. Every now and then, they would scrunch up what looked like […]
Heavy rains in some parts of the country have affected standing crops including paddy, pulses, oilseeds, spices, fruits and vegetables, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. “There have been extreme weather events in the form of heavy rains in some parts of the country which affected the standing crops,” he said. Tomar […]
Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said there is a need to shift from rice to millet cultivation to reduce high water consumption. Millets are nutritious and rich in micro nutrients, particularly protein and calcium, and they must be used in safety net schemes for women and children to reduce high water consumption, he said in […]
The Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Narendra Singh Tomar held a bilateral meeting with the Brazilian Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Ms. Tereza Cristina Correa da Costa Dias at Krishi Bhawan in New Delhi to discuss various bilateral trade opportunities, interests and issues. Union Minister Tomar […]
In a major boost to the farmers’ income, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all Kharif crops for 2019-20 Season. The move will lead to increased investment and production through assured remunerative prices to the farmers, an official […]
The government of India along with the state governments are all set to increase the production of millets in India. Millets include Jowar, Bajra, Ragi, little millets include Kutki, Kodo, Sawa, Kangni and Cheena. Highlighting the importance of Millets to the members of the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, the […]
The Indian consumer might have to pay more for various wheat-based products soon, said S. Sivakumar, group head, agriculture, ITC Limited. This precedes an anticipated lower wheat output forecast this crop year and higher minimum support price (MSP) announced by the government. Climate change has also been attributed as a reason for the low wheat […]
India has sent a proposal to the United Nations, urging the global body to declare 2018 as International Year of Millets in an effort to raise awareness about the important staple across sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. “Promotion of production and consumption of millets through conscious efforts at global level is likely to contribute substantially in […]
