Kharif Crops Sowing Area Increases Significantly as Compared to Last Year

Kharif Crops are grown in hot and humid rain fed areas. During the first 18 days of the month of June, the country has received surplus rainfall of about 26mm. As compared to last year, rainfall was 82.4 mm in between 1st to 18th June, while this year, the country has registered 108.3mm of rainfall ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Category: Environment Current Affairs

Topics: Cotton • Jute • Kharif Crops • oilseeds • pulses • Rice • Southwest monsoon • Sugarcane

Procurement of Pulses and Oil Seeds from Farmers

The Government of India has procured oil seeds and pulses from farmers directly at Minimum Support Prices. Currently, the Price Support Scheme for the Rabi season has been launched in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Maharashtra. Highlights Till now the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and NAFED (National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Agriculture • Cooperatives • Doubling Farmers Income • Food Corporation of India (FCI) • Government procurement • Minimum Support Price • NAFED • oilseeds • pulses

GoI to launch “TILHAN Mission” to make India Self Reliant in oil seed Production

On February 19, 2020, the Agricultural Minister Narendra Singh Tomar announced that Government of India is to launch “TILHAN MISSION” to boost the oil seed production. The announcement was made at an occasion of Soil Health Card Day. Soil Health Card Day was celebrated all over India on February 19, 2020. Highlights Government of India ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Agricultural Commodities • Agriculture • article 370 • india-malaysia • oilseeds • Oilseeds Production • Tilhan Mission • Trade wars • United Nations

Is Marathwada Undergoing Desertification?

The experts have warned that the Marathwada region of Maharashtra is heading towards desertification due to the policy-induced failures. The Groundwater Surveys show that the water table had dropped alarmingly in 70 of the 76 talukas and more than 25 have reported a drop of more than two metres. Why the disaster is Man-made? Of ..

Topics: Bt cotton • Cereals • cropping pattern • Desertification • drought-resistant • Maharashtra • Marathwada • oilseeds • Soybean • Sugarcane • Water Crisis

Advance Estimates of Production of Major Crops for 2018-19

The second advance estimates for the production of most of the crops for the agricultural year 2018-19 been released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare. Data on Production of Food Crops Foodgrains  –  281.37 million tonnes. Rice  –  115.60  million tonnes. (record) Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 42.64 million tonnes. Maize  –  27.80 million ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Topics: Agriculture • Coarse cereals • Cotton • Crop Production • Foodgrains • Gram • Jute • Maize • Ministry of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers Welfare • Mustard • oilseeds • pulses • Rapseed • Rice • Soyabeen • Sugarcane • Tur