Skymet Weather Services Pvt Ltd, a private weather forecaster, has pointed downward its forecast for the South-West Monsoon this year. Skymet stated in a press release that there is a 60% chance of a below-normal Monsoon, which is now forecast to be 94% of the long-term average of 880.6...
Crop insurance dues amounting to over ₹ 1,000 crores have not been paid and Farmers are being harassed repeatedly by these private insurance companies. The Biju Janata Dal has raised the issue of non-settlement of claims under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), party...
Heavy rains in the coffee-producing states of Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu are expected to reduce crop size by 10%, according to producers. The Coffee Board’s post-blossom estimate for 2021-22 is 369,000 tonnes, with the robusta variety accounting for 260,700 tonnes. India...
As the data released by the agriculture ministry on Sunday, the area was sown to summer crops such as paddy was 1.55% lower at 1,043.87 lakh hectares so far in the ongoing Kharif season of the crop year 2021-22 (July-June). Sowing operations are still ongoing, and the planting of summer...
According to a recent letter written by sugar companies to the government, a delay in signing purchase agreements by oil marketing companies (OMCs) with prospective ethanol producers is impeding the setting up of new standalone ethanol plants required to produce additional ethanol needed...
