Better harvest in rice, wheat, millets to fuel record output
By Dhirendra Kumar India is set to achieve a record foodgrain production of 332.29 million tonnes (mt) in the 2023-24
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PULSES
Price pressures in pulses market declining: Govt
By Sandip Das The government on Monday said that mandi prices of pulses have started to decline because of robust
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Agriculture ministry projects higher kharif production of rice, pulses; cotton output seen to dip
By Sandip Das With surplus rainfall so far in this monsoon season and kharif crops reporting higher than last year,
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Kharif crop sowing surpasses average area driven by paddy, pulses and coarse cereals
By Dhirendra Kumar Improved monsoon conditions over the past week have boosted sowing activities, pushing the total kharif crop area
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India Extends Duty-Free Yellow Pea Imports to Counter Soaring Pulse Prices
In a recent notification, India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced the extension of duty-free imports of yellow peas
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Govt holds first-ever stakeholder consultation on Kharif 2024 pulses production outlook
The Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare (DA&FW) convened a stakeholder consultation on Friday in New Delhi. This is the
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NCCF launches first-ever assured buyback farming for pulses in tribal areas to boost production
By Dhirendra Kumar As a part of its crop diversification initiative that is aimed at ensuring the availability of pulses
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India’s pulse self-reliance dream fades amid rising imports and low yields
By Dhirendra Kumar Despite record sowing of pulses during the kharif season, India’s goal of becoming self-reliant in pulses by
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Paddy, pulses and millet sowing area swells to 108.7 million hectares on better monsoon rainfall
By Dhirendra Kumar With better distribution of monsoon rainfall over the past fortnight, the sowing of paddy has exceeded the
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Telangana:High demand in open mkt may dampen govt’s fine rice plans
The Congress govt is facing a challenging task of procuring over 24 lakh metric tonnes of fine variety rice to
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