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Rabi crop output may fall marginally: Minister

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2014, 19:17

Rabi sowing starts from October, while harvesting begins from March.

Major crop production expected to fall by 2.8% in FY13: CMIE

Last Updated: Sunday, December 2, 2012, 13:03

Production of rice is projected to fall by 3.4 percent in FY13 as its acreage declined by 4.1 percent to 375 lakh hectares as on November 2.

Kharif output likely to be impacted on weak monsoon: RBI

Last Updated: Monday, July 30, 2012, 20:40

RBI on Monday expressed concern over the poor monsoon situation so far this year and said production of kharif crops, mainly coarse cereals and pulses, is likely to be hit due to 21 percent deficient rainfall.

'Major crop productivity in India just half of that in China'

Last Updated: Sunday, March 25, 2012, 10:54

Productivity of major food crops such as wheat, rice, maize and pulses in India is almost half of that in neighbouring China, according to a data.

Plant hormone could boost crop output

Last Updated: Monday, July 11, 2011, 12:29

In an important breakthrough, biologists have identified a hormone that plays a key role in determining the size and shape of plants.

Ensure no one dies of hunger: SC

Last Updated: Saturday, May 14, 2011, 16:29

The SC directed the govt to release 50 lakh tonnes of food grains for 150 backward regions.

New tillage practice cuts greenhouse emissions

Last Updated: Friday, January 14, 2011, 17:45

Strip tillage and banded fertilizer significantly reduced the amount of greenhouse gases.