Severe dry spell spurs Indonesian rice farmers to switch to corn
By BloombergSome Indonesian rice farmers are planting corn and other crops that require less water as the country braces for
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Paddy
Paddy sowing sees 3% increase while pulses area declines by 10% in kharif season
The ongoing kharif (summer-sown) season has seen a 3 per cent rise in the area under paddy cultivation, reaching 180.2
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Paddy crop damaged in over 31K acres in Jalandhar, K’thala
Paddy crop has been damaged in over 31,000 acres in Jalandhar and Kapurthala in the recent floods. While the Agriculture
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Rice is at risk if monsoon does not stabilise, says D K Joshi of Crisil
By Pallavi Singhal Rice is at risk if monsoon does not stabilize as rainfall has been spatial and deficient in
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Skewed rain distribution hits sowing of paddy, pulses
By Sandip Das Regional imbalance in monsoon distribution continues to hit paddy and pulses sowing despite narrowing of the deficit in
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TN’s Karaikal paddy farmers worried as Cauvery water turns into a trickle
By Antony FernandoWith irrigation from Cauvery water in Karaikal district very limited, concerns loom large over the ongoing Kuruvai paddy
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Floods damage 2.40 lakh hectares of paddy crop in Punjab.
By PTI Around 2.40 lakh hectares of paddy area was feared damaged after getting flooded by incessant rains in several
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Review of Seasonal Conditions and Preparedness for Kharif 2023 and implementation of Centrally Sponsored and Central Sector Schemes in Telangana State
A review meeting was held on Seasonal Conditions and Kharif activities today chaired by Dr Yogita Rana, Joint Secretary (INM),
Read MorePaddy cultivation begins in black rice-growing areas under watchful eyes of security forces
By PTI The process of paddy farming began on Thursday in the foothills of Koubru in Imphal West district of
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Economists concerned over lower rice acreage pushing up inflation
Lower rice sowing due to deficient rains, coupled with increasing global prices, may end up pushing up inflation, economists said.Rice
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