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India's wheat output may set new record of over 112 lakh tonnes in 2022-23 - PTI/Economic Times

The country's wheat production is likely to set a new record of more than 112 million tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year (July-June), government officials told Press Trust of India. Wheat production had declined to 106.84 million tonnes due to heat wave in key growing states in the 2021-22 crop year, as per agriculture ministry data. In 2020-21, the country had achieved a record wheat output of 109.59 million tonnes....

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Climate change induced extreme events are playing havoc with human lives & livelihoods, show latest available data

It is evident from various studies (please click here, here and here to access) that emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) by the developed as well as the developing countries is responsible for climate change, thus causing extreme weather events to occur, with much more ferocity than in the past. The negative impact of climate change may or may not be felt in the geographical location where historically emission has taken...

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Rabi area rise boosts bumper crop hopes, but warm winter a concern -Zia Haq

-Hindustan Times The total cultivated area under wheat, the main winter staple currently in short supply, jumped 25% as on November 10, compared to the corresponding period of last year, latest official data showed, boosting hopes of a bumper 2022-23 crop. Acreages of most rabi or winter-sown crops stand higher than last year, the farm ministry’s data showed. However, a warmer-than-average winter so far remains a concern for farmers because wheat needs...

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As UP farmers sow more, area under wheat surges by 25% -Prabhudatta Mishra

-The Hindu Business Line Acreage under oilseeds, paddy and other rabi crops gains Wheat Acreage in Uttar Pradesh, the country’s largest producer of winter-grown cereal, has jumped 36 per cent to 75.91 lakh hectares (lh) as of Friday from 55.82 lh a year ago. This has, in turn, resulted in the country’s overall sowing of all crops registering a 15 per cent growth in the ongoing rabi season so far. As of December...

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Losing the pulse: Farmers will suffer a setback with falling chana prices. Govt must observe - Shweta Saini and Pulkit Khatri

-ThePrint.in With prices of chana trickling for two years now, the government must revisit its policies and save the crop before it is too late. Chana prices in India have been ruling below their minimum support price (MSP) levels since the last two years. But unlike cereals, edible oils, and vegetables, where inflation is regularly reported, falling prices of such crops seldom make it to the national media. These prices are important...

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