Commodity-wise, paddy, pulses, oilseeds, millets, and sugarcane sowing remained higher year-on-year. Sowing for cotton and jute/mesta has, on the other side, been on the lower side
Read MoreVegetables have a 13 per cent weight in India's food basket
Read MoreBased on the ongoing sowing and the bright prospects for Rabi crops, the gross value added (GVA) growth of agriculture is likely to improve to 3.2 per cent in the current financial year
Read MoreStrategy to bring “atmanirbartha” in oil seeds like mustard, groundnut, sesame and sunflower is a welcome move and would not only conserve precious foreign exchange but also unleash the potential of domestic production
Read MoreThe seed industry applauds Union Budget 2024-2025. It gives a strategic boost to agriculture
Read MoreHighlighting the government's emphasis on research and development related to climate-resilient crops, the Prime Minister informed that nearly nineteen hundred new climate-resilient varieties have been handed to farmers in the last 10 years
Read MoreModi said, our traditions and experiences about food and agriculture are as ancient as our country
Read MoreThe central government will continue to provide all possible assistance to Assam in the interest of farmers and the agriculture sector says Union Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Read MoreThe Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the increase in the MSP for all mandated kharif crops for marketing season 2024-25, to ensure remunerative prices to the growers for their produce
Read MoreGovernment sources told ANI that the decision to lower fiscal deficit target or not will be taken and announced in the main budget in July.
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