'Deficient monsoon puts 4 states, 5 crops at highest risk'

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015, 19:53

As many as four states, which contribute more than one-third of total foodgrains production, and five crops totals to one-fourth of total output are most hurt by deficient rains, a rating agency said Wednesday.

FCI to enhance wheat procurement in eastern states

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 15:46

He said FCI has put all efforts to enhance the procurement of wheat and during RMS 2015-16, 21 lakh MT of wheat has been procured till date from 3.70 lakh farmers at MSP.

Paddy sowing up 21% so far this kharif season

Last Updated: Friday, May 29, 2015, 18:35

Foodgrains production is estimated to have declined by 5.25 percent to 251.12 million tonnes in 2014-15 crop year due to poor monsoon and unseasonal rain in last two months.

Paddy sowing up 17% so far this Kharif season

Last Updated: Friday, May 22, 2015, 19:08

Area under coverage for paddy has risen by 17 percent so far in this Kharif season at 2.68 lakh hectares amid forecast that monsoon rains will hit Kerala on May 30, two days ahead of its schedule.

Foodgrain output to fall by 5% to 251 MT in 2014-15

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 21:47

The country had registered a record foodgrain production of 265.04 million tonnes in 2013-14 crop year (July-June). Wheat, rice, coarse cereals and pulses are part of foodgrain basket.

Unseasonal rains damage 106.73 lakh hectares of rabi crops

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 19:50

Unseasonal rains and hailstorms during this month have damaged rabi (winter-sown) crops in 106.73 lakh hectares of area across 14 states as against the earlier estimates of 181 lakh hectares.

Unseasonal rain adversely affected rabi crop output: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 16:03

In Rabi season of 2014-15 crop year, 535.35 lakh hectares were sown under foodgrains and 79.34 lakh hectares under oilseeds.

Wheat area reaches all-time high at 30.2 million hectares: Govt

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:14

Sowing of wheat, a major rabi crop, starts in October and harvesting takes place from April.

President hopeful of early passage of Food Bill

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 16:00

President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said food deprivation should not be allowed to continue in India and was hopeful of early passage of the proposed Food Bill.

Foodgrains production to exceed 250 million tonnes this year: Pawar

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 16:19

The final estimate of foodgrains production for the last year has been revised upward marginally to a record 259 million tonnes, he said.

Bihar confident to purchase 30 lakh tonnes of foodgrains by Apr 15

Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 19:30

Bihar government on Saturday said that it has purchased about 70,000 tonne of foodgrains upto now and is confident of meeting the target of buying 30 lakh tonne by April 15.

'Need out-of-box strategy to meet rising food demand in 2020'

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 20:55

The country need to adopt an 'out-of-box' strategy to enhance foodgrains production as domestic demand is estimated to reach 320 million tonnes by 2020, an Assocham study said.