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In dry, unreliable weather, Indian farmers restore arid land

AP

Explained | The new hybrid variant of mustard

Jacob Koshy
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Kalanamak rice, ‘Buddha’s gift to people’, is now small, strong

Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Director of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), stand near the dwarf variety of Kalanamak paddy at the field of Indian Agriculture Research Institute, in Pusa in New Delhi.

Three multi-State societies to procure and distribute seeds

Cooperation Minister Amit Shah says the societies will help protect indigenous natural seeds from extinction. File
Production of quality seeds will reduce dependence on imports and provide a boost to the rural economy, says Cooperation Ministry
The Hindu Bureau
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Daily Quiz | On Kisan Diwas

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Centre rules out an increase in MSP for cotton, but farmers seek more

Field trials of GM mustard DMH-11 showed high yield, says Science Minister

The Centre has defended the approval accorded to DMH-11 in the Supreme Court, which is hearing a petition filed by activist Aruna Rodrigues questioning the GEAC approval to DMH-11. File

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Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Director of Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) at a paddy field site of Pusa in New Delhi on October 19, 2022.
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Kharif sowing nears to end; paddy acreage down by 5.51%

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A push for framework on farmers’ rights at international meet

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Expectation of a lower paddy output will keep inflationary expectations higher, experts and analysts believe. File

Fall in Kharif output may keep rice prices at elevated levels

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Chemically, packaged urea is 46% nitrogen, which means a 45 kg sack contains about 20 kg of nitrogen.

Scientists are unsure about how ‘Nano Urea’ benefits crops

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Despite nano urea, the traditional urea is vital for the initial stages of crop development. File

Nano urea fast-tracked for approval despite incomplete trials

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As of now, paddy has been cultivated in 383.99 lakh hectares of area and in the corresponding period of 2021 it was 406.89 lakh hectares. File 

Paddy cultivation sees decline

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Fertilizer scarcity may hamper crop cycle, cautions scientist

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Behind India’s only caper farm

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Paddy sowing down by 5.99% so far; major lag in Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chattisgarh

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Vinod Sahadevan Nair at his farm in rural Parassala

Vinod Sahadevan Nair has 400-plus varieties of banana on his farm in Parassala, Thiruvananthapuram

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Spike in production of vegetables, fruits: Centre

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