Kharif crops

The official said by adoption of AI-based technologies for crop yield assessment, delay in settlement of payment of claims would…

Paddy to rice conversion ratio is 67%. After paddy is procured from the farmers by FCI and state agencies, it…

The rainfall deficiency in the east and north-east has been 18% against the benchmark while central India, the south peninsula,…

Kharif foodgrains production has around 50% share in the total annual production.

The agriculture ministry has released the first advance estimates for kharif season of 2022-23 crop year (July-June).

Erratic June-September rainfall and delayed withdrawal of South-West monsoon rains have added to concerns over paddy crop.

Food secretary says rice stocks will still be comfortable

Till September 2, area under the paddy crop was down by 5.62 per cent at 383.99 lakh hectare in the…

Monsoon rains remained subdued in the last week of August, with precipitation levels trailing well below norms, due to which…