Excess rainfall and delayed monsoon withdrawal have damaged kharif crops across northwest India, especially Maharashtra, Punjab, and Rajasthan. Maharashtra saw 6.8 Mha affected,...
Paddy procurement in western Uttar Pradesh begins October 1, 2025, running till January 31, 2026, while eastern UP procurement starts November 1...
A white paper suggests India convert 16.08 million hectares of marginal paddy land to oil palm cultivation to cut import dependence. With...
Andhra Pradesh may abolish the market fee on rice exports and cut the paddy cess from 2% to 1% to boost agriculture....
Kharif sowing has covered over 95% of the normal area, reaching 1,039.81 lh, 3.7% higher than last year. Paddy acreage rose nearly...
A surge in off-season cultivation of Karuppu Kavuni paddy in Tamil Nadu has led to market oversupply, dropping wholesale prices to Rs...
Goa Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant said the government may raise the paddy support price after consultations with farmers and the Agriculture...
India’s kharif sowing slowed as of July 18 due to heavy rains, covering only 65% of the normal area. While overall acreage...
Thrissur: Kerala’s plan to market state-branded rice and build rice mills under cooperative leadership remains stalled. Despite forming a paddy procurement cooperative,...