CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
Farmers in Punjab reported low wheat yield this year. Even though the state agriculture machinery sold them certified seeds, not all seeds germinated, several farmers from Ferozepur district told Down To Earth (dte). They said the seeds were spurious. On March 17 and 18, Sunil Jakhar, Congress mla from Abohar …
No one in his wildest imagination would have thought that a state like Madhya Pradesh will become a wheat-surplus state. But, it is now a reality. Due to progressive policies of Madhya Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan, over 40 lakh metric tonnes of wheat is …
An irrigation round in the last week of March could have saved the wheat crop from wilting. But around mid-March, when day and night time temperatures spiked, the state had no power to irrigate the fields and there was no water in canals either. As a result, experts do not …
Due to reduced yield, harvesting season in Ferozepur has shrunk to just 12 days from standard 30 days. This was revealed by Ferozepur DC Kamal Kishore Yadav while taking stock of the procurement in the grain markets. In the next five days, the grain markets in the entire district will …
Mohali district is lagging behind in the ongoing procurement of wheat. The first 20 days of the procurement season has a shortfall of over 1,400 tonnes of wheat as compared to the wheat procured last year. Official figures revealed that as many as 53,348 tonnes of wheat was procured at …
Haryana farmers report loss of 3-4 quintals/acre. Harish Damodaran Premature ripening induced by early onset of summer has definitely impacted wheat yields this time, if one goes by farmers' opinion, at least in Haryana. Lower than expected Most farmers Business Line randomly interacted with in the major wheat-growing belt covering …
The Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on Food Security, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, is likely to meet on Friday to assess the prospects of the ongoing wheat procurement and deliberate the outlook for the forthcoming rice crop. Official statistics suggest an increase of about 13 per cent in …
A New Delhi, April 18: A severe heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures of almost 44 C (111 F), the highest in 52 years, has killed at least 80 people this month, officials said on Sunday. The scorching weather, which officials say would continue over northern, north-western and central India in …
Sandip Das New Delhi: Discounting fears that high temperature across key wheat-growing regions of the country since the first week of this month could impact the standing crop, a senior official with the ministry of agriculture on Sunday said production is not likely to be adversely impacted, as harvesting have …
A move that may help check the rotting of wheat and paddy stock kept in the open due to paucity of covered space in Punjab and Haryana, the Food Corporation of India has decided to create 112 lakh metric tonne of additional storage capacity in these two states. While 71 …
As many as 28590 tonnes of wheat was procured from eleven grain markets in Mohali district till Thursday evening. While maximum wheat of 5812 tonnes was purchased by Punsup, Punjab Warehousing Corporation has procured 5791 tonnes, Markfed 5598 tonnes, Punjab Agro 4965 tonnes, Pungrain 3774 tonnes and FCI 2650 tonnes …
The price of below-cost sales of FCI wheat stock has to be juxtaposed with the relief in inflation A Seshan / April 17, 2010, 0:25 IST On the eve of the marketing season (April-June) in 2007, 2008 and 2009, I wrote about the crisis facing the government in production, procurement …
With wheat har -vest going on in many states, experts feel that the sudden rise in mercury is going to affect the late sown crops, putting a dent on the overall production of the food grain. "The late crop of wheat, especially in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and other areas with …
The trends in world commodity markets have also been favourable for importing countries With the prospect of improved supplies of fine cereals and reduced constraints on availability of pulses and edible oil, food inflation has tended to decline latterly. The statistical position in respect of the availability of fine cereals, …
The procurement which began in the state since March 15, is going on in full swing. All the 1200 procurement centres have become active now. Five lakh 30 thousand metric tonnes of wheat has been procured by March 31. There are no reports of middlemen being active in the process …
Scanty rainfall followed by fluctuation in temperatures may adversely affect yield of rabi crop. This was observed by agro-meteorologist at Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana, Dr KK Gill. In the first week of March this year, both the maximum and minimum temperatures remained above normal by about 3 degree Celsius …
Organic farming systems have attracted increasing attention over the last one decade because they are perceived to offer some solutions to the problems currently besetting the agricultural sector. Organic farming has the potential to provide benefits in terms of environmental protection, conservation of non-renewable resources and improved food quality. India …
More testing has to be done on the new variety of brinjal and on any vegetable that may be in the process of being genetically modified.OVER three decades ago I was asked, as were other District Magistrates and Deputy Commissioners in the country, to help the agricultural officers in our …
Chennai: Customs has detained over 1,250 tonnes of wheat imported from Australia in 50 containers at Chennai port. The consignment was found to contain more than permissible levels of pesticide chloropyrifos. Three clearing agents were arrested on charges of attempting to get clearance for the consignment using fake documents. The …
