Tag: kharif season
Deficit shrinks to 15% but uneven rains fan Kharif concerns
New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has recovered sharply after a weak June, but its uneven distribution continues to pose risks to the ongoing kharif season…
Soybean sowing gains pace, acreage seen surpassing last year
Soybean sowing has picked up across the country’s key producing states after an initial delay caused by the late arrival of the southwest monsoon, with…
Seed stocks adequate, but last-mile delivery remains critical: FSII
India’s private seed companies are holding 20-30 per cent surplus stock for the kharif season, but ensuring timely distribution to rain-deficient regions remains the biggest…
Delayed rains likely to hit sowing of kharif crops, advance preparations underway: Chouhan
New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said there could be an adverse impact on sowing of kharif crops because of delayed…
Govt readies contingency plans to counter El Nino threat to kharif season: Shivraj Singh Chouhan
New Delhi: The Centre is fully prepared to mitigate any adverse impact of the El Nino weather phenomenon on this year’s kharif crop, Union Agriculture…
El Nino threat: Centre rolls out kharif contingency plan to shield crops
New Delhi: The agriculture ministry has launched a contingency plan ahead of India’s largest sowing season – focused on seed buffers, water management and district-level…
Fertiliser output steady despite West Asia crisis; govt secures 37 lac ton urea imports for kharif
The government on Thursday said domestic urea production has reached 37.49 lakh tonnes in March-April, nearly matching last year’s levels despite the West Asia crisis,…
Kharif season faces “double whammy” from El Nino risk and Gulf tensions: Experts
New Delhi: India’s upcoming Kharif season faces a “double whammy” from a likely below-normal monsoon linked to El Nino conditions and ongoing tensions in the…
Adequate fertiliser stock available, farmers will not face shortage despite Israel-Iran war: IFFCO
New Delhi: Fertiliser availability in the country remains stable despite the ongoing crisis in West Asia, with production and supply continuing normally, according to Satyajit…
Centre imposes 10% import duty, 20% additional cess on yellow pea imports ahead of kharif season
The Centre announced on Wednesday a 10% import duty and an additional 20% Agriculture Infrastructure Development Cess (AIDC) on yellow pea imports, to be effective…