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After a month, locusts attack again in north Gujarat harming standing crops

The problem resurfaced three days ago when locusts again arrived from desert areas of Pakistan and attacked crops in Banaskantha, district agriculture officer P K Patel said.

A wish list for agriculture

What should the government do?

Budget 2020 wish list: Experts demand scrapping of GST on agri-inputs

This is the fourth pre-Budget meeting on agriculture and agro-processing sectors

Explained: How solar-powered pumps are changing lives of farmers

Business Standard travelled across four water-deficient districts in Rajasthan and Haryana to take stock of how solar-powered pumps are changing lives. The first of a three-part series

Gujarat claims locust attack under control, assures compensation to farmers

Swarms in about 3,526 hectares of 5,000 hectares under control; farmers burn tyres or dry straw, play loud music and beat steel plates, and use large fans to destroy or drive away the pests

UP logs 80% upswing in paddy procurement at 4 mn tonnes this Kharif season

State has paid farmers nearly Rs 7,250 cr for the crop so far; full-year procurement target set at 5 mn tonnes

Plug the gaps

Govt must address the glaring deficiencies of the Seed Bill

Govt yet to provide compensation to states for farmers' losses: Opposition

Opposition MPs said the farmers were hit by unseasonal rains, floods and demanded that the Centre should give immediate monetary relief

Revamp rainfed farming

The focus of agricultural research and development programmes needs to shift towards rainfed lands that harbour the bulk of rural poverty

Addressing challenges offer scope for growth in electronics sector: IT Secy

He added that challenges in sectors like agriculture, transportation, energy, logistics and industrial automation also present opportunities for developing solutions.

Need to adopt AI to collect more scientific agri-data: Chief Statistician

One of the reason for considerable time gap in availability of quality data, Chand said that the welfare country is still depend on manual reporting from revenue officials.

Rural distress: Untimely rains hit summer crops, delay winter sowing

The recent wet spell is also forcing farmers to delay sowing winter crops, placing a further drag on the rural economy at a time when India's economic growth has slumped to a six-year low

After kharif season loss, abundant late monsoon gives farmers hope

For millions of farmers in northern, central and western India, the excessive rain this monsoon season did aggravate problems but have also given hope of a good rabi harvest

Private Cos pull out of PM crop insurance scheme due to unviable biz model

ICICI Lombard General Insurance, Tata AIG and Cholamandalam MS General Insurance, have pulled out of the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

New solutions for Indian farming

The use of digital platforms can transform delivery mechanisms for agriculturists, reducing costs and turning their vocation into a potentially remunerative one

Explained: Why fertiliser stood out in September core sector data

Production growth hit an eight-month high of 5.4%

Govt spend fails to lift rural economy, indicators point towards a crisis

As most indicators from rural India point towards a crisis, the latest GVA for agri shows a rather contrasting picture

Govt considers making technical textiles must for ministries to boost jobs

Technical textiles are functional fabrics used in multiple industries such as automobile, construction, and agriculture

Why strong monsoon rains are not necessarily good news for Indian farmers

While crops in the ground have been damaged by the monsoon, the rains have replenished reservoirs and ground water reserves, which augurs well for India's rural economy in 2020

Misuse of agriculture credit

RBI report provides damning evidence