While the portrait that emerges from the unprecedented mapping exercise seems positive at first, on closer inspection it is ...

MaizeCODE is a genomic project analyzing the genetic basis of maize domestication. Researchers identified key regulatory ...

Kharif foodgrain production in 2024 is projected at 1647.05 ... Programmes such as Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) and the National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) promote sustainable farming.

It suggested policy reforms to discourage overproduction of cereals while boosting output of pulses and edible oils ...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s Group of Ministers on Friday decided to increase the paddy procurement target from 65 lakh tonne to 77 lakh tonne for the ongoing kharif season. The decision was taken in Group ...

Thus, annual, biennial and perennial plants all can be grown as annual crops. A good example of a biennial plant grown as an annual crop is the carrot. Because a carrot is harvested for its root ...

Russian farmers, the world's most prolific wheat producers, are pivoting away from the crop to more profitable ones after a year of significant losses due to extreme weather events. According to a ...

Encouraged by favorable weather conditions and a good monsoon, the production of key crops such as pulses and onions is estimated to rise in 2024-25 compared to the previous year. Tur production is ...

Kharif moong output is estimated to rise by 18%, reaching 1.3 million tonnes compared with 1.1 million tonnes the previous year, according to a ministry statement issued on Friday. Higher sowing ...