Karnataka will soon begin public procurement of early Kharif season pulses such as moong (green gramm) and urad (black gramm) at the minimum support price (MSP). This week, the Centre approved the purchase of 30,000 tonnes of moong and 10,000 tonnes of urad of fair average quality at MSP...
Farmers in Tamil Nadu, as well as their counterparts in other states, will soon reap the benefits of blockchain, artificial intelligence, and machine learning platform solutions. Samunnati, a Chennai-based organization that works with Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs) and other agri...
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...
