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Foodgrains

  Kharif paddy procurement records increase of 19.92 % over last year  

About 21.09 Lakh Paddy farmers have benefitted from kharif procurement operations with MSP value of Rs. 47010.10 Crore.   In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, Government continues to…

Paddy procurement for Kharif season 20-21 crosses 2 Cr MT

About 17.23 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement operations In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21, the Government of India has continued to procure…

Grain monitoring start up TeleSense secures $10.2 Mn in Series B round  

Series B round of financing led by existing investor Finistere Ventures, an Ag and food investment pioneer.  U S based grain monitoring start u TeleSense, has announced the close of…

NBHC releases first Kharif Crop estimates for 2020-21.

Good rains have boosted sowing of the kharif crops which farmers have sown in record 1095.37 lakh hectares.  Dr. Hanish Kumar Sinha, Head – Research & Development, National Bulk Handling…

ICAR recommends Ladhowal biofortified maize as balanced animal feed

Biofortified maize supplies higher levels of Tryptophan and Lysine The Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR) has recommended the use of Ladhowal biofortified varieties of maize to serve as…

ARI scientists develop new high yielding wheat ’Aestivum’

The variety helps farmers in Maharashtra to double their yield Farmers now have a wheat variety ’Aestivum’, developed by Indian scientists with significantly high yield. The chapati from the flour…

APEDA, MKBGA Basmati GI tussle reaches apex court

Resolution over GI claims expected on Nov 25, 2020 In a significant development in India’s ensuing Basmati GI litigation, the Supreme Court of India, a three Judge bench headed by…

Govt procures 5637 MT Paddy in Haryana and Punjab  

MSP value of Rs. 10,643 crore at MSP of Rs 1868 per quintal has been procured from 390 farmers        The arrival of Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21 has…

Kharif crop production estimates reveal record highs

Record Food grains Production of 144.52 million tonnes achieved during Kharif 2020-21 The Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare has released the First Advance Estimates of production of major…

Govt increases MSP of Rabi crops by Rs 50 to Rs 300 per quintal  

The highest increase in MSP is for lentil (Rs 300 per quintal) followed by gram and rapeseed & mustard     The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by…

National Conference for Rabi Campaign sets a target of 301 Mn of food grains production for 2021  

 More emphasis will be laid on production of pulses and oil seeds     Addressing the National Conference for Rabi Campaign 2020 held today under his Chairmanship to review the progress…

Rice procurement at record high for Kharif Crop Season 20-21

Procurement estimate nearly 20% higher from previous year A virtual meeting of State Food Secretaries to discuss the procurement arrangements for ensuing Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2020-21 was conducted on…

Haryana deploys over 1,500 agriculture officials to verify bajra crop data

727 agriculture graduates & 800 Saksham Yuva had already been deployed In order to ensure timely verification of bajra crop data, the Haryana agriculture department has recently deputed over 1,500…

Kharif crop sowing acreage up by 13.92% 

Sowing of all crops except jute and mesta have significantly increased  The total Kharif crops has been sown on 882.18 lakh ha area against 774.38 lakh ha area during the…

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