Rabi crops

This section contains all articles on rabi crops, its sowing, MSP

• Rabi Crop Sowing Surpasses 661 Lakh Hectares; Wheat and Paddy Acreage Sees Growth

  Rabi crop sowing in India has reached over 661 lakh hectares as of February 4, 2025, with notable increases in wheat and paddy cultivation. The rise in acreage reflects favourable weather conditions and ongoing government support for farmers.…

• Rabi Crop Sowing Crosses 655.88 Lakh Hectares

  Rabi crop sowing in India has reached 655.88 lakh hectares, surpassing last year’s 643.72 lakh hectares, with higher acreage of wheat, pulses, and oilseeds boosting hopes for increased production and easing food inflation…

• Rabi Crop Sowing Crosses 614 Lakh Hectares with Wheat Area Up by 2.15%, Oilseeds See Decline

  Wheat cultivation during the Rabi season has risen by 2.15% to 319.74 lakh hectares, while oilseeds have declined by 5.14% to 96.15 lakh hectares. Pulses and coarse cereals have shown stable or slight increases, highlighting mixed trends in crop sowing.…

• Rabi Crop Cultivation Report 2023-24: Overall Cultivation Area Yet to See An Upsurge

  The overall area cultivation of Rabi Crops declines, however, some crops witness a surge.…

• Digital Survey of Rabi Crops to Commence in Uttar Pradesh from January 1: A Boon for Farmers and Policy Planning

  Launching into the new year with a forward-looking agenda, Uttar Pradesh gears up to initiate the digital survey of Rabi crops as part of the Agri Stack project from January 1, 2024. This groundbreaking survey follows the earlier assessment of the Kharif 2023 crops in…

• Farmers Switch To Climate-Resilient Wheat Varieties Amidst Heatwave Predictions

  Amidst past heatwave losses, over 60 percent of India's 30.86 million hectares of wheat cultivation now uses climate-resilient seeds.…

• Indian Wheat Cultivation Surpasses Normal Acreage, Narrowing Year-on-Year Gap to 2%

  The center anticipates a satisfactory harvest despite the dip in rabi crop coverage. A robust addition took place within the last week, signifying a rapid pace in sowing activities.…

• 'Double Income of Farmers, 50% Remunerative Price': Bharatiya Kisan Union's Dharmendra Malik

  Dharmendra Malik (National Spokesperson) of Bharatiya Kisan Union has said that the Government of India has missed the opportunity to pay tribute to Dr. MS Swaminathan by not giving 50 per cent remunerative price to farmers of India.…

• Chhattisgarh Surpasses Target for Rabi Crops, Experiments with Rubber Plantations

  Agriculture department officials said rabi crops had been sown in 1.936 million hectares, which is exceeding the target of 1.925 million hectares.…

• Insufficient Rains Cause Damage to Rabi Harvest in Himachal

  Rain-fed areas have experienced especially harsh weather, and the lack of rain has affected the wheat, barley, and pea crops.…

• Telangana's Rabi Cultivation Reaches Unprecedented 69 Lakh Acres

  The previous Rabi season record was set in 2020–21, while the paddy extent exceeded 52.79 lakh acres…

• "Additional 22.71 Lakh Hectares Under Cultivation for This Rabi Season": Agriculture Ministry

  According to the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, 22.71 lakh hectares of additional land is under cultivation during the current Rabi season. Final figures as of 3 February 2023 show that the momentum gained in sowing rabi crops continued until the end of…

• Agri Sector Remains Resilient; Rabi Sowing Got Off to a Good Start: RBI

  Wheat area sown increased by 5.36 percent year on year to 211.62 lakh hectares in the first two months of the ongoing rabi (winter) season, with higher coverage reported in Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh.…

• Rabi Season: Gram Unnati Conducts Training with KVK Hisar for Farmers

  With a focus on agriculture and the basic needs of the rural population in India, Gram Unnati’s mandate is to partner with leading Agri organizations, such as Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)s and District Agricultural offices, to provide sustainable and scalable agri-tech solutions tailored for implementation…

• Rabi Crops Trading much above MSP, Determining Support Price for Kharif Major Challenge for Govt

  Experts predict a higher-than-normal acreage of Kharif crops this year, based on a positive outlook in the agricultural commodities market, assuming weather conditions remain favourable.…

• Farmers Benefit From Rabi Diversification, Mustard Price in Punjab Hits All-Time High

  According to data from the Punjab agricultural department, mustard cultivation covered an anticipated 1.34 lakh acres in 2021-22, the most in the past 15 years. Farmers have been spreading mustard on 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) every year since 2007.…

• Harvesting of ‘Kani Vellari’ (Golden Cucumber) Begins in Kerala

  Kani Vellari is a popular vegetable in Kerala and it is harvested around the time of the Vishu festival.…

• CM Yogi Directs Officials To Pay Farmers Within 72 Hrs Of Crop Procurement

  According to department authorities, more than 1,48,383 farmers have registered to sell their produce thus far.…

• Rabi Crops Sowing Expands for Third Consecutive Year

  The rabi sowing area continues expanding. As per the official reports, there is a record expansion in the cultivated area under Rabi or winter-sown crops for the third consecutive year.…

• COOIT to Release Mustard Outlook at Rabi Meet on March 12-13

  The 42nd All India Rabi Seminar on 'Oilseeds, Oil Trade & Industry' will be attended by several central and state ministers, government officials, farm scientists, industry leaders, and progressive farmers. The event will be co-organized by Mustard Oil Producers Association (MOPA) and Bharatpur Oil Miller's…

• Rabi Area under Foodgrains decreases by 2% as Farmers Seek Alternate Crops

  Overall, 166.43 lh of winter-grown pulses were planted, up 1% from 164.85 lh the previous year. The area under gram has increased by 3.9 percent to 114.27 lh, surpassing the previous year's total of 112 lh. Masur acreage has also increased by 1% to 17.64…

• Maharashtra Completes 55.7 Lakh Hectares Sowing For Current Rabi Season, Surpassing Previous Year Record

  Maharashtra has completed 97.75 percent of its sowing for the 2021-22 rabi season, spanning an area of 55.70 lakh hectares. The year before, 56.98 lakh hectares were sown in the same period.…

• Rabi Output in Maharashtra is likely to Suffer

  The State Energy Department has begun a campaign to cut off power supply to defaulters. Previously, the state government tried and failed to recover the debt through various concession schemes.…

• Rabi Crops Hampered By Unseasonal Rains & Hailstorms In Northern India

  Hailstorms this month have been particularly damaging to mustard and gram crops in Rajasthan, particularly in areas such as Bharatpur, Dholpur, and Kota, causing substantial damage to the standing crop.…

• Rabi Crops Prospects Brighten Due to Good Winter Rainfall

  Under coarse-cum-nutri cereals, coverage was lower, with the total sown area of 49 lh compared to 51 lh last year.…

• Maize and Barley, Farmers First Choice in This Rabi Season

  Farmers have indicated a preference for maize and barley this year, but they are losing interest in other crops including jowar, bajra, and ragi, according to data.…

• Rabi Crops: Chances of Bumper Harvest Due to Higher Acreage & Favourable Weather

  So far, rabi acreage this year is 8 lakh hectares (lh) higher than the same period last year, and with favourable weather continuing, there may be no concerns about yield, potentially helping the country to have another bumper harvest.…

• Rabi Season: Farmers Must Sow These Crops Before 31st December for Maximum Profit

  The Modi Government has set a goal of Doubling Farmers’ Income by 2020. For this it has been running various schemes & programs. But there are certain things that the farmers must keep in their mind, to get the best yields and increase their earnings.…

• 3.36 Percent Rise In Wheat Sowing Area From The Previous Year

  Data showed that – “total area sown in rabi crops was 346.13 lakh ha so far this rabi season of 2021-22 crop year, up from 322.70 lakh ha in the year-ago period.”…

• Rajasthan Facing Fertilizer Shortage During Rabi Sowing

  Facing an acute shortage of fertilizers during the sowing of rabi crops, Rajasthan has initiated steps to make optimum utilisation of the reserves and advised the farmers to use alternative compounds for mustard and gram crops, which are expected to cover a collective area of…

• Mustard Cultivation: Top 15 Scientific Tips for Maximum Yields

  Mustard is the most extensively grown oilseed crop in India contributing to about 28.6% in total oilseeds production. Hence, livelihood of a lot of farmers in India depends on its cultivation and if you want high yields from mustard crop and reduce the cost of…

• Cabinet Increases MSP of Rabi Crops for Marketing Season 2022-23

  The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by the Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for the Rabi Marketing Season (RMS) 2022-23.…

• India to produce 89.5 lakh tonnes of Mustard Seeds in the ongoing Rabi Season: COOIT

  Central Organization for Oil Industry and Trade (COOIT) has estimated 89.5 lakh tonnes of mustard seed to be produced in the country in the ongoing rabi season of 2020-21 against 75 lakh tonnes recorded last year.…

• Different Types of Crops & Seasons: Kharif, Rabi, and Zaid

  We are continuously getting the information that the MSP of Rabi crops or Kharif crops has increased, but do you know what they are?…

• Unseasonal Rains and Hailstorms Damage Rabi Crops in Maharashtra

  Rabi crops, predominantly onion, wheat and jowar, have been impacted over the past two days by unseasonal rains and hailstorms in areas of Maharashtra. Vineyards have sustained significant damage in the districts of Sangli and Nashik, while onion seed parcels in Jalna have been totally…

• Good News for Farmers: Yogi Government Announces Increase in Wheat MSP by Rs. 50

  Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: The Yogi Government has announced an increase in MSP of Rabi crop by 50 rupees, and with this, MSP of the wheat will be Rs. 1975 per quintal.…

• Rabi Sowing Sets New Record at 67.5 million hectares

  According to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture on Friday, Rabi sowing in the country set a new record by covering an area of 675 lakh hectares (lha), nearly 2 percent more than 662 lha planted during the 2019-20 season until the end of…

• Grapes Cultivation in India: A Complete Guide for Beginners

  This basic guide for beginners covers almost all aspects of grape cultivation right from varieties and sowing to harvesting and yield. It also covers grape uses, health benefits, varieties, and nutrition value of grape fruits.…

• Barley Cultivation: Basic Guide for Beginners

  This is a basic guide that talks about barley cultivation from sowing to harvesting, yield, uses, and health benefits. It also provides barley cost of production and other essential information for barley crop farming.…

• Crop damage ensured as Madhya Pradesh farmers faced frost on their plants

  Rabi crops such as wheat, opium, grams, garlic, cumin, peas, mustard, masoor are affected by frost in the state of Madhya Pradesh.…

• Substantial increase in Rabi crop by 4% at nearly 600 lakh ha

  A substantial increase in the planting of wheat, gram and mustard crops pushed up the rabi sown area this week to nearly 598 lakh hectares nearly 4.3 per cent higher than 573 lakh hectares planted in the corresponding week last year, according to sowing data…

• Mercury level is dipping – Know which Rabi crops can get affected

  Temperature variations can result in implications for crop production, and the livelihood of crop producers. Crop management is therefore about managing climate risk as well, in order to provide a financially viable and sustainable agricultural system to the feeding population. As per the IMD, the…

• Good News! Amidst Farmer's Protest Rabi Sowing Increases by 4%

  According to data released by Ministry of Agriculture the area of agricultural production of Rabi has increased by four percent to 507 lakh hectares (lha) by Friday, in comparison to the corresponding week of last year, amid extensive farmer protests against contentious farm laws.…

• Indian Agri-tech startup, Arya Collateral showcases its expertise at 16th Philippine National Corn Congress

  Indian Agri-tech startup in the post-harvest solutions domain, Arya Collateral participated in Philippine’s 16th edition of National Corn Congress (PNCC) today. Organized by Philippines Maize Federation Inc. (PhilMaize) and the National Corn Board, the event marks the joint celebration of their National Farmers Day.…

• Know the Importance of Crop Wild Relatives

  Crop wild relatives are wild relatives of cultivated plants. These are genetically related to a domesticated plant. They grow at geographically wild landscapes and have evolved with time on their own due to extreme environments.…

• Oats Cultivation: A Complete Guidance

  Oats are one of the crops grown during the Rabi season. It is an important Cereal crop as well as a fodder crop. Oats offer numerous health benefits like they are rich in protein and fiber, so it is helpful in reducing weight, controlling blood…

• Top Varieties of Wheat For This Rabi Season

  Wheat the most staple crop of human origin has been in food habits of general population since centuries. We all consume it for our daily requirements of nutrients and fulfill our need to enhance the energy level. We can’t even think of our food without…