With kharif sowing likely to pick up momentum soon, there are several ‘new normals’ with respect to climate that need to be ...

Maize has become a double-edged sword for Punjab, simultaneously acting as a boon and a bane in a state grappling with ...

Agriculture contributes about 18% to India’s GDP, with higher temperatures potentially impacting crops like summer moong and ...

Government expands digital crop survey program, showing significant increase in acreage data accuracy and plans for ...

To estimate real time output of various agricultural commodities, the government is aiming to cover all the states under digital crop survey (DCS) by next kharif season (2025-26) crop year.

The lower Sindh region has early sowing trend of Kharif crops, especially cotton. The province has been struggling to have desired per acre productivity of cotton. The current acute water shortage ...

and maize in the 2024-25 kharif season, as per Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare's second advance estimates of production of major agricultural crops. The Tribune, now published from ...

The lead scientist in the project said the variety was sown for four consecutive kharif seasons since 2021 before it was cleared for farmers to sow it. He said that PR132 is a 110-day crop after ...

Kharif Foodgrains: Total production is estimated at 1,663.91 lakh tonnes. Rabi Foodgrains: Production (excluding summer crops) is estimated at 1,645.27 lakh tonnes. Rice: Kharif rice production ...