Sowing underneath kharif crops has gained additional momentum with over half of the nation’s regular space of 1,096 lakh hectares (lh) getting accomplished by July 12. The protection can also be up by greater than 10 per cent, newest knowledge from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare present. Total, the kharif acreage has reached … Read more
Kharif sowing has gathered momentum over the previous fortnight with farmers preferring pulses akin to arhar (pigeon pea/tur) and urad (black matpe) and maize at the same time as soyabean appears to be in favour too. General, kharif acreage is up 32 per cent at 240.72 lakh hectares (lh) in contrast with 181.60 lh in … Read more
The water degree within the 150 main reservoirs declined for the thirty seventh week in a row with the south-west monsoon enjoying truant after setting in early, knowledge from the Central Water Fee (CWC) confirmed. Nonetheless, the scenario continued to enhance within the South, significantly in Kerala and Karnataka. Solely six States — Gujarat, Assam, … Read more
With the 2024-25 kharif cotton plantings set to start in North India, stakeholders see a dip in acreages as weak costs for the fibre crop coupled with extreme infestation of pink bollworm (PBW) witnessed final season and rising labour prices might immediate farmers to take a look at safer bets like paddy, maize and guar. … Read more