Kharif sowing: Weather impact in growing regions hits paddy acreage
Though India has received 8 per cent excess rainfall during the South-West monsoon, its uneven coverage in Eastern and Central...
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Safe option: Telangana farmers still opt for paddy
Like thousands of other farmers in Telangana, Vilas Bhukya was in a dilemma -- whether or not to cultivate paddy...
Telangana procures 60 lakh tonnes of paddy
The Civil Supplies Department of Telangana has completed procurement of 60 lakh tonnes, meeting the target set by the Food...
Row over paddy procurement impacts sowing in Telangana
The row over the procurement of parboiled rice seems to be having an impact on the paddy sowing in the...
Rise in paddy, pulses area lifts kharif acreage to 1,121.81 lakh hectares
Despite a sluggish start to kharif planting due to erratic rains in several States during the early part of the...
Kharif area trails despite late surge in paddy
Despite the area under paddy gaining traction in the last leg of kharif sowing season, the total acreage is set...
Centre buys paddy worth ₹1.23-lakh cr so far this season
The Centre has procured 651.07 lakh tonnes of paddy worth nearly ₹1.23-lakh crore so far in this kharif marketing season...
Telangana paddy area doubles to 53 lakh acres
The paddy acreage in Telangana has seen record growth as the farmers sowed the crop in 52.55 lakh acres this...
Labour shortage likely to hit Bengal rabi paddy harvest
Harvesting of boro paddy in West Bengal, set to begin in about a week, is likely to be hampered by...
