Maharashtra intends to reduce the area planted to chana and wheat by 27% and 20%, respectively, during the rabi season. Maharashtra is the second-largest producer of chana and the sixth-largest producer of wheat in the nation. As an alternative, it intends to expand the acreage of crops like jowar and maize, which require very little…
The country’s mustard production may rise this year and surpass yearly demand for the first time since the nation became reliant on imports of edible oil due to a higher area and anticipated productivity growth. If the weather holds favorable for the next month, production might reach over 125 lakh tonnes (lt), an increase of…
Wheat, rice, and mustard, three important rabi crops, continued to be sown early by farmers as their coverage increased as of Friday, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture. In contrast, the area planted with coarse cereals, particularly maize, green gram (moong), and groundnut, lagged behind. The area planted with all rabi crops has…
The Minimum Support Price (MSP) for wheat has been set by the Central Government at Rs. 2,125 per quintal, an increase of 5.5% from the previous year. Even though the new MSP is more than the typical amount farmers earned during the height of the previous season, it is still less than the going prices….
