kharif crop Archives

India’s 2024-25 Kharif output at record 164.7 million tonnes; rice at all-time high, pulses lower than average

India's rice production for the 2024-25 Kharif season is expected to reach a record 120 million tonnes (MT), the highest in the...

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Maize News in English

Lucrative prices lure farmers to sow maize

In Indore, rising maize prices have led farmers to expand maize cultivation to over 3 lakh hectares, up from last year. This...

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Maize News in English

Kharif crops sowing update till August 27

As of August 27, 2024, the Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare reported significant progress in Kharif crop sowing. Maize sowing increased...

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Maize News in English

Downpour hits maize crop

A heavy rainfall over the past 10 days has damaged about 10% of the maize crop in Una district, with the Una...

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Sugar News in English

Sugarcane, maize and other crops sowing update till August 12

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare has released progress of area coverage under kharif crops as on 12th August 2024.The maize...

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Sugar News in English

Kharif maize, soya and sugarcane sowing exceeds normal coverage

Planting of kharif crops has been completed on 82.5 per cent or 904.60 lakh hectares (lh) as of August 2, which is...

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Maize News in English

Poor rainfall escalates cost of cultivation of maize in Ramban

Rattan Lal, a farmer in Dhalwas, Jammu and Kashmir, has had to resow maize three times due to poor germination caused by...

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Maize News in English

Maize crop hit badly in Himachal

Farmers in Himachal Pradesh are struggling as severe drought and fall armyworm infestations devastate their maize crops. Despite the rainy season, minimal...