Page 28 - Agriculture

Overall rains in excess, but unsteady distribution may play spoilsport

The welcome recovery in July and August notwithstanding, rainfall has not been uniformly spread across regions and time

Agri prices to rise by 10-12% in 2019 on lower kharif crop output estimates

Crisil Research forecast kharif crop output to decline 3-5% on uneven distribution of rainfalls

Indian agri-tech start-ups got $248-mn funding in 2019, says Nasscom

The report said there has been a 1.7-times increase in average farmer income in last decade

Should govt's PMFBY crop insurance scheme be voluntary for farmers?

Some experts say voluntary Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana may hit farmer enrolments, unless the scheme is made more attractive

Why children of farmers in India are less likely to take up farming

For the first time since Independence, India saw a shift of surplus labour from agriculture to the non-agricultural sectors

Future of food: Feeding 10 bn by 2050 requires genetically modified crops

Not only must crops be more productive, but the agricultural challenges of climate change-including disease, pests and periods of both drought and flooding-mean they must be more resilient as well

Timeline for clearing seeds, agri products uncertain, says Corteva

Apart from seeds and plant protection chemicals, Corteva is also looking to introduce a digital tool for Indian farmers who have small land holding

Natural farming not only solution to chemicals in food: NITI Aayog member

He said India's food security was expected to sustain for a long time, as foodgrains production was growing much faster rate as compared to the population growth

Deficient rain slows down sowing of rice, pulses in large parts of Odisha

20 of 36 metrological sub-divisions receive scanty rainfall; rice acreage down 12%, pulses 11.5%

Summer crop planting down nearly 9% at 41 million hectares: Govt

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian farmers have planted 41.3 million hectares with summer crops, down 8.6% year on year, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare said on Friday, though the gap in sowing narrowed from the previous week as monsoon rains picked up.

World farm commodity prices could remain flat for 10 years: Annual report

The report predicts that yield improvements and higher production intensity, driven by technological innovation.

World farm commodity prices could remain flat for 10 years: Annual report

The report predicts that yield improvements and higher production intensity, driven by technological innovation.

Economic Survey 2019: Private investment in agriculture is falling

A key reason for waning private sector interest in the sector could be excessive regulations and control in the sector

Stock in hand, govt marginally hikes MSP of paddy, pulses for kharif season

The government's rice and wheat stocks in the central pool as of June 1 was estimated to be around 74.14 million tonnes

Devendra Fadnavis to head chief ministers' panel on agriculture reform

The decision to form the panel was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the fifth meeting of the NITI Aayog governing council last month

Growing wheat in north-west, rice in eastern states can reduce water crisis

While 42% of India's land area is currently facing a drought, 88.11% of Punjab's districts and 76.02% of Haryana's are drought-resilient, according to a 2018 study published in Journal of Hydrology

Farmers seek to raise cropping area as vegetable prices continue to rise

Acreage has been higher in summer crop but output may not go up in line with sowing

Revisit administration of agri sector

All political parties should support another Constitution amendment to put agriculture on the Concurrent List for the benefit of the farmers

African swine fever is killing our food, but here's why we must not panic

Whatever you hear about African swine fever and armyworm, we're still a long way from global shortages of crops and livestock

Water woes

Crop diversification needs a bigger push