Sowing

Steady pace: Wheat acreage rises 5.4% due to favourable prices

Highest week-on-week numbers since 2017-18; hopes of strong harvest

India's wheat planting area up nearly 11% y/y on record prices

Farmers have also increased acreage under rapeseed, the key winter-sown oilseed, to 7.1 million hectares as of Nov. 25

SC orders status quo on sowing of GM mustard; next hearing on Nov 10

The plea stated that the modified seeds can contaminate non-GM mustard crops and that the sowing of such seeds should be put on hold

Paddy sowing over in 97% normal area till Sept 2, cloud over final output

For all the kharif crops, the acreage, as on September 2, was around 106.92 mha - just 1.27% lower than last year

Deficient rainfall worrying, farmers unable to sow seeds: Jharkhand CM

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has expressed concern over the continuing dry spell in the state, which is "taking a toll" on its farming practices

Pink bollworm threatens cotton crop again even as options to fight it taper

Pink bollworm can inflict locule damage to the extent of 55% and can reduces seed cotton yield by up to 90%. It impacts the lint quality primarily

Groundnut sowing areas remain stressed, shows CRISIL's DRIP index

At an all-India level, only 27.5% of the groundnut crop area is under irrigation, according to government data

Monsoon covers two-third of India earlier, to accelerate crop sowing

The early arrival of monsoon rains in central and northern India will help farmers accelerate sowing of summer-sown crops such as paddy rice, cotton, soybean and pulses, and may boost crop yields too

Statsguru: Farm activity to MGNREGA wages, monsoon 2020 gives hope

Rains do swivel between normal, deficient and excess across years, but good rains in times of severe contraction in the economy are a big relief

CRISIL DRIP: Stress is reducing in most crops as rains return in August

Overall, abundant rains have supported sowing activity

Tracking the trend: June crop sowing slips below 10-year average

The actual outturn of the monsoon will be vital for replenishing reservoir and ground water levels, and supporting timely sowing and eventual yields

Microsoft sowing app sees 30% higher average yield in a pilot study

(ICRISAT, Microsoft and Andhra Pradesh government have collaborated on these digital technology tools