Tag: kharif

Farm experts not surprised by lower kharif crop estimate

The Indian government’s first advance estimate of kharif crops this season has not surprised agriculture experts, industry and analysts in

India’s agricultural production is likely to be affected by the El Nino-induced vagaries in the weather and climate. According to

El Nino-induced vagaries of the South-West monsoon, which ended this month, are likely to have affected the production of kharif

Though late rains and dry spells were a cause of concern in the first few weeks of the kharif season,

Rice procurement has started with a bang in the first fortnight of the kharif marketing season that began on October

Upset over the poor response to the global tenders it called for selling 25 lakh tonnes of rabi paddy from

The government is confident of meeting the rice production target of 111 million tonnes (mt) in current kharif season after

After getting activated this month since undergoing a long “break” in August, the south-west monsoon will begin covering some of

The area under sunflower has been badly impacted this kharif season due to deficient rains in the key producing regions

Amid prediction of a two-week “break monsoon” phase over most parts of the country, paddy crop — the key cereal