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Topic: Agriculture

‘Don’t be alarmed yet’, scientists say as they probe paddy stunting in 4 states

Sayantan Bera - August 23, 2022

Mystery disease cause for worry in high rice-yielding states of Punjab, Haryana, western UP, and Uttarakhand. Experts to rule out possible causes through DNA, RNA sequencing tests.

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera - August 17, 2022

Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Lower kharif plantings due to uneven rains a growing concern, says report

Suchet Vir Singh - August 7, 2022

Area under rice and pulses lower than last year, while oilseeds acreage has marginally increased in the June-October Kharif crop season.

Punjab’s Mohalla Clinics are for Americans. CM Mann’s stomach bug will be treated in Delhi

ThePrint Team - July 25, 2022

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Next generation of Indians should be encouraged to take up farming, says RSS general secretary

Madhuparna Das - July 24, 2022

RSS functionary Dattatreya Hosabale also said that farmers should be entitled to guaranteed income and that food grains must remain affordable.

RSS affiliate wants MSP guarantee for farmers, says will push for it in new govt panel

Madhuparna Das - July 21, 2022

Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, which had reservations about farm laws that were repealed in 2021 after a year-long protest by farmers, lauded govt’s decision to form the MSP committee.

Does India have enough rice for welfare schemes and ethanol? What the govt is missing

Siraj Hussain - July 14, 2022

Procurement of rice stocks has seen a significant increase. But India is seeing deficient rains and increase of ethanol distilleries.

With MSP procurement for first time, ‘tricky’ moong spells good gains in Punjab mandis

Abhishek Dey - June 21, 2022

Moong procurement on MSP of Rs 7,275/quintal has started in Punjab, with govt expecting yield of 4.75 lakh quintals. Farmers are optimistic, but crop is tricky to grow and harvest.

Nations sanctioning Russia must know concern over global hunger not unfounded, defuse panic

Clara Ferreira Marques - June 15, 2022

The problem, of course, is that this war is between two countries which are among the world’s largest food exporters.

Answer to climate shocks? Heat-resistant wheat from ICAR hits markets, ‘grows in 100 days’

+TFP Mohana Basu - June 15, 2022

'Pusa Ahilya' or HI 1634 is said to allow later sowing without risk of heatwave effects, and have a high yield potential of 70.6 quintals per hectare.

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