-The Hindu Business Line Rice, pulses lead the production figures New Delhi: Foodgrain production in the on-going kharif season is expected to be at a record high of 135.03 million tonnes (mt) with a record output predicted for pulses and rice, according to production estimates released by the Agriculture Ministry. “This is higher than the previous record production by almost 4 million tonnes (about 9 per cent). The way farmers are working, in...

-Livemint.com At least 150 villages in Karnataka have already qualified as drought affected, with more being added as rainfall continues to be deficient, according to a Cabinet minister Bengaluru: The Karnataka government could well be on its way to declare the state as drought-affected after nearly two months of dry spell, according to two people familiar with the move. At least 150 villages in the state have already qualified as drought affected,...

-The Hindu Business Line Govt also revises Rabi target upwards to 14.4 million tonnes Bengaluru: Higher acreage, driven by the rebound in monsoon rainfall this year, is seen lifting the country’s pulses production by about 48 per cent in the current kharif season to around 8.22 million tonnes (mt) against 5.54 mt produced in the corresponding season last year, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Production of arhar or tur is seen up by...

-The Indian Express An enduring solution to India’s water woes lies in buffer stocking during monsoon months and release during lean seasons. Till June end this year, the government was worried about how to cope with back-to-back drought. But by the second half of August, the scene changed dramatically and several states were in the spate of floods. In Bihar, more than five million people have been affected and 6,50,000 displaced from...

A fall in the rate of inflation (on point to point basis) in Consumer Food Price Index (CFPI) from 8.35 percent in July to 5.91 percent in August this year is indicative of the positive developments that has taken place during recent months in the agricultural sector, which is expected to further cool off food prices in the near future. A document from the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare...