Page 3 - Crops

States tighten locust control measures as pest gives Delhi a miss for now

Govt asserts desert locusts have not impacted rabi crops and efforts are on to eliminate the insects before monsoon in order to save kharif

Australian scientists develop new drought-resistant crops

The new method has helped some plants survive 50% longer in drought conditions

Farmers switch crops as lentil prices plunge

Lower Indian imports could drag on global wheat, sugar markets that face swelling global inventories

Crop insurance grows in value for state-owned insurers

Till now public sector general insurance entities were passive distributors of crop insurance scheme

Shreekant Sambrani: Bharat will carry on

The impact of demonetisation on agriculture would be far smaller in comparison to two consecutive droughts

Cotton area in Punjab, Haryana shrinks 27 pc this year

Farmers have shifted to pulses, paddy and other crops in these states