Tag: crop yields
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India’s farmers cut back on seeds, fertilisers as rains fail, Rallis India CEO says
India’s weak monsoon is prompting farmers to cut spending on pesticides, fertilisers and seeds this year, the chief executive of Tata Chemicals unit Rallis India…
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Kharif sowing near normal as rainfall deficit shrinks
New Delhi: The area planted with major kharif crops increased to 87.7% of the normal seasonal average by August 7, down only 1.8% year-on-year, as…