Maharashtra: Thanks to constant rain, ghat area farmers take up paddy plantation
By Abhijeet Patil As showers have been constant, paddy farmers in the ghat areas of Kolhapur have sped up cultivation
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Kharif sowing up 14%, paddy area rises 19%
By Sandip Das Thanks to the monsoon rains in the ‘active’ phase in the last fortnight, sowing of kharif crops
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Paddy sowing 94% less than ‘normal’ in June 2024, data shows
The area under paddy, India’s primary Kharif crop, was 94 per cent less than its ‘normal’ sown area as of
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Dry weather becoming a hurdle for direct seeded rice cultivation in Haryana
By Pawan Sharma The unusually dry weather conditions are likely to pose a major challenge to Haryana agriculture and farmers
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Patna achieves 95% paddy seedling goal
By Deepti Raman With the onset of monsoon and good rainfall reported in Patna district, over 95% of paddy seedling
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China warns prolonged heatwave may damage rice, cotton crops
By Reuters China’s weather bureau warned on Thursday that a prolonged heatwave forecast in the country’s eastern, central and southern
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Direct seeding of rice target distant dream, 18% achieved so far
The target fixed under the direct seeding of rice (DSR), in which seeds are sown in the field rather than
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ISARC showcases its cutting-edge tech at Nepal’s rice fest
Director of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi, Sudhanshu Singh showcased ISARC’s cutting-edge technologies
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PAU’s PR-126 rice seed sale doubles this year
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has sold 11,000 quintals of PR 126 — a short-duration variety seed of paddy — this
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Cauvery delta farmers are gaining resilience by cultivating indigenous rice varieties
By Vivek Murgan, Jyoti Nair For centuries, the Cauvery delta has been of paramount importance for food security in southern
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