Indian pulses imports decline 8.66% in 2022-23
Share of tur/arhar was the largest among pulses imported during the year The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)…
Wheat MSP for 2024-25 rabi marketing season hiked by Rs 150 per quintal
Rs 425 per quintal increase in support price of lentil, Rs 200 for rapeseed-mustard The Indian government has announced a…
Normal southwest monsoon rainfall in India in 2023
Highest rainfall deficit recorded in the northeastern states of the country at -18% India received normal southwest monsoon rainfall in…
HAU develops new mustard variety RH 1975 for higher yield, oil content
Recommended for sowing in Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Jammu, north Rajasthan Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU), Hisar has developed…
14 new wheat varieties, 1 of barley identified for cultivation in India
The new varieties are suitable for sowing in various zones of the country During the 62nd All India Wheat and…
PAU’s develops new varieties of wheat PBW Zinc 2, PBW RS 1
Scientists say flour of both varieties beneficial for health The Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana has developed two new varieties…
Tur/arhar gave highest average gross returns among kharif pulses during TE 2021-22
Punjab had average highest gross returns from moong during the season During the 2021-22 kharif marketing season, tur/arhar (pigeon pea)…
Gross returns for paddy highest among kharif cereal crops during TE 2021-22
Punjab had highest returns; Maharashtra farmers incurred net loss for paddy cultivation Paddy had the highest average gross returns over…
Paddy’s comprehensive cost of production for KMS 2023-24 is Rs 1,911 per quintal
Maize has the lowest C2 CoP among all kharif crops The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has projected…
PAU’s crop contingency plan to mitigate damage by floods in Punjab
Agri varsity experts have advised farmers to replant PR 126, Pusa Basmati 1509 varieties in rice fields To mitigate damage…