Kharif Crops

Centre hikes MSP for kharif crops for 2021-2022; check new prices for paddy, pules, oilseeds here

Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the Cabinet has approved the MSP of 14 kharif crops and farmers would get 50 to 85 percent returns over their cost of production

Centre announces higher MSPs for six crops: A look at how minimum support prices are calculated, and what makes them important

The government's emphasis on MSPs is not surprising, as support prices have often been the focus of protests by farmers

Coronavirus-related cash crunch, delayed loans present threat to upcoming Kharif season for Maharashtra's farmers

Halgare, resident of Anandwadi village in Latur district, is among the lakhs of farmers in Maharashtra who could see their entire cropping season go down the drain if they don't receive their loans on time

Coronavirus Outbreak: COVID-19 exposes lacunae in India's food security, system needs overhaul from production to last-mile delivery

One of the most critical challenges that the current coronavirus pandemic has underscored is India's ability of the food sector to effectively cope with crisis situations.

Maharashtra's ambitious Rs 25,000 crore Marathwada Water Grid project a waste of money, say experts

Marathwada Water Grid project is following the hybrid model, in which the company implementing the scheme will be investing 60 percent of the money. Experts say when the companies invest money, they expect returns, and no municipal corporation in Marathwada is in a position to pay more for water.

Govt pegs 7% rise in onion output to 24.45 million tonnes this year; sees production fall in major fruits

The government on Monday projected the country's overall onion production to increase by seven per cent to 24.45 million tonnes in the current 2019-20 crop year, which may bring relief to consumers from high prices seen in the last few months

Grape farmers in Pingalwade hit with crores worth of damage due to unseasonal rains, look to new Maharashtra govt for relief

Unseasonal rains continued to lash the state of Maharashtra from October onwards, just when the farmers start harvesting their crops. They have destroyed crops on 94 lakh hectares of farmland, devastating Kharif crops and horticulture alike. The losses to farmers are pegged in thousands of crores of rupees.

Centre to grant Rs 600 crore as interim relief to Maharashtra farmers whose Kharif crops were affected due to heavy October rains

Responding to queries during Question Hour, Minister of State for Agriculture Purushottam Rupala said crops have been affected due to rains not only in Maharashtra but in many other states as well

Excess rain during 2019 monsoon damaged 32 lakh hectares of agricultural land in 12 states, says Skymet report

Skymet, a weather forecast company, arrived at the figures using the Geographic Information System and ground-level data from field workers.

In Maharashtra's Vidarbha, voters choose livelihood over nationalism and Article 370, elect activist over 10-year MLA

Amravati falls in the agrarian region of Vidarbha, where the BJP has suffered the biggest setback.