FCI and state agencies have announced the procurement of 85.41 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy in Punjab during the Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2024-2025. Centre disburses Rs 19800 crore benefitting 4 lakh farmersAs of 2nd November 2024, a total…
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Paddy Sowing has been down by 5.62 percent at 383.99 lakh hectare in the ongoing kharif season so far due to poor rains in some states, according to the agriculture ministry data. Paddy was sown in 406.89 lakh hectares in…
Paddy sowing continues to lag as area under the key kharif crop was lower by 8.25 percent at 343.70 lakh hectare till last week of the ongoing kharif season, according to the agriculture ministry. Read: August 2022 Issue of Food InfoTech…
Paddy Acreage is down 17.4 percent so far in the ongoing kharif sowing season while acreage of pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds are higher by 7-9 percent. As per the Ministry of Agriculture data till July 15, the paddy sowing…
Punjab ‘s agriculture department has set a target to bring 12 lakh hectares of paddy area under the direct seeding of rice (DSR) technique, which will be almost double of the area covered last year. According to an official spokesperson,…