-The Hindu Business Line Bearish price trends in the global market, poor rainfall took toll on farmers in 2014 Farmers in the country were hit by a double whammy in 2014. Even as poor monsoon affected kharif output, lower commodity prices, largely influenced by a bearish trend in the global market, aggravated the agrarian crisis this year. In addition, the uncertainty over the vagaries of nature, largely through frequent unseasonal rains, compounded...
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Rabi acreage around 5% less than last year as sowing nears end -Sanjeeb Mukherjee
-Business Standard Total area might remain 1-1.5 million hectares less than 2013, impacting production and prices As sowing of Rabi crops enters its last leg, the overall area covered, as of Friday, was five per cent less than last year at 53.02 million hectares. This means the total this year might be 1-1.5 million hectares less than in 2013. This could have a negative impact on overall gross domestic product growth in...
More »Area under paddy cultivation set to dip in TS -B Chandrashekhar
-The Hindu Hyderabad (Telengana): Cultivation of paddy in the ongoing Rabi season in Telangana is expected to come down by about 20 to 25 per cent because of persisting power shortage and depletion of groundwater table in the State. The Agriculture Department in association with the power distribution companies is already running a publicity campaign in villages for over a month now discouraging paddy cultivation during the Rabi season. Of the 13.09...
More »Madhya Pradesh maximum area under organic farming in country
-OrissaDiary.com Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has maximum 25 lakh 82 thousand hectares under organic farming in the country. This is about half of total organic farming area in India. This was informed at a meeting of Agriculture Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan here today. At the meeting, a presentation was given on 3 subjects including arrangement of fertilisers, organic farming and paddy procurement. Chief Minister Shri Chouhan directed for...
More »Rains, lower temperature to boost planning of wheat, other Rabi crops -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: A spell of rains that fell across north, northwest and central India since Friday is expected to boost planting of wheat, chick pea, mustard and oilseeds. The cool temperature, though has set in late, is beneficial for the standing wheat crop, but potato and other vegetable crops could suffer from cold and frost conditions. According to data from the agriculture ministry, total area covered under Rabi...
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