The area under summer crops has reached 64.47 lakh hectares (lh) as of Friday, which is 8 per cent more than 59.59 lh reported in the year-ago period as the zaid season sowing continues to progress well. The total normal area under zaid crops, grown before kharif sowing and after rabi harvest, is estimated at … Read more
The government on Saturday said the payment mechanism for traders importing pulses from Myanmar has been eased and simplified. The importers have been asked to utilise Rupee/ Kyat direct payment system using Special Rupee Vostro Account (SRVA) through Punjab National Bank, the consumer affairs ministry said in a statement. India depends on imports of pulses … Read more
The area under summer crops has reached 60.63 lakh hectares (lh) as of Friday, which is 8 per cent more than 56.04 lh reported in the year-ago period with the zaid season progressing well. Zaid crops are grown before kharif sowing and after rabi harvest. Also read: Govt cuts demand estimates of urea & DAP … Read more
The Centre on Wednesday directed all States and Union Territories to enforce weekly stock disclosure of pulses by all stock-holding entities and verify the stocks declared by them. Stocks in warehouses located in major ports and in pulses industry hubs should be verified from time to time and strict action should be taken on the … Read more
The sowing of summer crops (excluding coarse cereals), which will end by May, reached 43.81 lakh hectares (lh) as on Friday, which is 11 per cent more than 39.49 lh reported in the year-ago period as the zaid season is progressing well despite low reservoirs level in many States. Also read:Telangana to begin rabi paddy … Read more
The sowing under summer crops, which will end by May, has reached 39.44 lakh hectares (lh) as of Friday. This is 7.3 per cent more than the previous year as the zaid season is progressing well despite low reservoir levels in many States. Paddy, maize and groundnut reported an increase in acreage, while the acreage … Read more
As India imports over 3 million tonnes (mt) of pulses annually even as production has jumped substantially, the Government sees the gap between demand and supply continuing. This is even as there is a further jump in production since the requirement of protein-based food will be rising with the economic growth targetted to reach $5 … Read more
In a bid to boost domestic production of pulses, Union Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the farmers are being encouraged to diversify into pulses from traditional crops through an assured purchase contract of five years. This initative is being implemented through Nafed and NCCF. He also said that Bharat dal has seen good traction … Read more