1. Following the footsteps of EU, US moves a step closure to lift ban on Indian fruits (mangoes, grapes, pomegranates and lychees).
2. With sugarcane arrears to farmers touching Rs 19,243 cr, farmer leaders want governments to show strong political will to ensure export subsidy on white sugar.
3. Skymet expects a few dry patches in parts of northwest, central and south India but on the whole it is optimistic of normal rain this year.
4. Indian onions are in big demand in Pakistan where the crop is not only all that good but is also 15% more expensive. Back home, onion prices have dropped by 5% over the fortnight, selling at .`7-12 a kg in some wholesale markets.
5. Around 19 per cent farmers have insured their crops in India, while the rest 81% are exposed to the vagaries of weather which leads them to take desperate steps, according to a study done jointly by Assocham and Skymet Weather.
6. Unseasonal rains and hailstorm damaged standing Rabi crops in nearly 50,000 hectares of crops in Vidarbha.
7. The South-West monsoon is expected to set in at least a week ahead of schedule this year, according to India Met Department (IMD).
8. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is developing nutrient-rich varieties of rice in its efforts towards nutritional security.
2. With sugarcane arrears to farmers touching Rs 19,243 cr, farmer leaders want governments to show strong political will to ensure export subsidy on white sugar.
3. Skymet expects a few dry patches in parts of northwest, central and south India but on the whole it is optimistic of normal rain this year.
4. Indian onions are in big demand in Pakistan where the crop is not only all that good but is also 15% more expensive. Back home, onion prices have dropped by 5% over the fortnight, selling at .`7-12 a kg in some wholesale markets.
5. Around 19 per cent farmers have insured their crops in India, while the rest 81% are exposed to the vagaries of weather which leads them to take desperate steps, according to a study done jointly by Assocham and Skymet Weather.
6. Unseasonal rains and hailstorm damaged standing Rabi crops in nearly 50,000 hectares of crops in Vidarbha.
7. The South-West monsoon is expected to set in at least a week ahead of schedule this year, according to India Met Department (IMD).
8. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is developing nutrient-rich varieties of rice in its efforts towards nutritional security.
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