The conditional approval of Dhara Mustard Hybrid (DMH- 11) has created some uproar in the country. While the approval from the Government of India came last year, its extension into field trials was halted by the Supreme Court in August this year.
Historically, humans have maintained a diet that depended on their region and the crops that grew in their vicinity, and…
Even as the government began procurement of the Rabi crop unseasonal rains have caused havoc damaging the crops in Telangana.
Food supply, already squeezed by shortages in wheat, corn and cooking oils, is at risk of even more disruption, this time from the rice market. India is clamping down on exports of the staple for half the world's population, with the market's focus now turning to the capacity of other major producers including Thailand and Vietnam to fill the gap.
The increase in MSP for Kharif Crops is in line with the Union Budget 2018-19 announcement of fixing the MSP at a level of at least 50 per cent over the All-India weighted average Cost of Production, aiming at reasonably fair remuneration for the farmers.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had in February issued a warning about twin invasion of desert locusts coming to India starting in May.
Farmers have been advised to use pesticides like malathion, fenvalerate and quinalphos, to save their crops from locust attack.
Locust is a pest which destroys crops and vegetation.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) had in February issued a warning about twin invasion of desert locusts coming to India starting in May, but an official said that the country is prepared to meet the challenge.
The invasion has damaged crops in half a dozen districts in the state, local government official Punamchand Parmar said on Thursday.
