4 new potato varieties of CPRI notified for cultivation in India
These varieties are suitable for eating, chip-processing The Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has approved four new varieties…
Wheat MSP for 2026-27 rabi marketing season hiked by Rs 160 per quintal
Rs 300 per quintal increase in support price of lentil, Rs 250 for rapeseed-mustard The Indian government has announced a…
India receives 5th highest southwest monsoon rainfall in 2025 since 2001
Overall rainfall in the country 8% more than the long-period average India received normal southwest monsoon (June-September) rainfall in 2025.…
PAU’s wheat varieties PBW 906, PBW 915 identified for cultivation at national level
Both varieties are suitable for diverse agro-climatic zones Two high-yielding wheat varieties from Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, have been…
Indian basmati rice exports rise by Rs 1,922.75 cr in FY 2024-25 from the previous season
Total exports of the long-grained, aromatic variety of rice stood at 60.65 LMT Farming Cosmos market report: India’s basmati rice…
Projected comprehensive cost of production for paddy for KMS 2025-26 is Rs 2,090 per quintal
Maize has the lowest C2 production cost at Rs 1,952 for KMS 2025-26 Farming Cosmos report: The comprehensive (C2) cost…
Paddy MSP for kharif marketing season 2025-26 raised by Rs 69 per quintal, cotton by Rs 589
Among kharif pulses, tur (arhar) gets a raise of Rs 450 per quintal The minimum support price for paddy was…
India hikes sugarcane FRP for 2025-26 season by Rs 15 to Rs 355 per quintal
Hike in FRP is 4.41% more than the current sugar season 2024-25 The Indian government has raised the Fair and…
IMD forecasts above-normal southwest monsoon rainfall in northwest India in 2025
Met department says neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions prevail over the equatorial Pacific region The India Meteorological Department (IMD)…
India’s productivity of pulses, oilseeds far below top-yielding countries
The average yield of rapeseed in India is 62.1% lower than Germany’s in 2022 Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced…