Last Updated: Wednesday, December 31, 2014, 13:50
While output may fall for foodgrains and some other crops, there are also fears that prices of farm items could decline in 2015 on global cues and affect farmers' income.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 19:17
Rabi sowing starts from October, while harvesting begins from March.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 23, 2014, 14:03
Celebrating Kisan Diwas, e-retailing firm Snapdeal.Com on Tuesday announced the launch of "The Agri store", offering products like seeds, fertiliser and irrigation tools, among others, to farmers.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 19:07
However, gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2011-12 has been revised upwards to 6.7 percent from 6.2 percent.
Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 20:56
Applauding the firm stand on the food security issue at the WTO meeting in Bali, industry body Assocham Thursday said India must now focus on building an agri-export market and removing supply chain bottlenecks.
Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2013, 16:07
The agriculture sector is likely to grow in the range of 5.2-5.7 percent in 2013-14, nearly three times more than the last year as good monsoon has raised the prospects of bumper harvest, a CACP discussion paper said.
Last Updated: Friday, November 1, 2013, 20:11
Acreage of wheat, a major rabi (winter-sown) crop, rose by five times to 4.15 lakh hectares from 0.83 lakh hectares in the year-ago period, on account of good monsoon.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 18:14
Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Saturday said that according to studies, growth in agriculture is twice effective in eradicating poverty as compared to other sectors.
Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:09
Flagging the challenge of raising foodgrain production PM promises help to states for improving agri production, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday promised all assistance to states for improving agricultural growth.
Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 19:35
The share of agriculture and allied sectors in India's GDP has declined to 13.7 percent in 2012-13 due to shift from traditional agrarian economy to industry and service sectors, Parliament was informed Friday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 19:53
India received foreign direct investment (FDI) worth Rs 70 crore in the agriculture sector during the April-June quarter of the current fiscal, Parliament was informed Tuesday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 13:41
India has a challenge to feed estimated 1.3 billion population by 2018, he said, adding the government is focusing on tapping the agriculture potential in eastern region.
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