New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) India recorded an unprecedented foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the agricultural year 2024-25, marking an increase of 25.43 million metric tonnes (MMT) over the preceding year, reflecting sustained gains in productivity, improved input management and strengthened institutional support to farmers, an official fact-sheet said on Saturday.The increase was primarily driven by higher production of rice, wheat, maize, and coarse cereals (including mi…
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) India recorded an unprecedented foodgrain output of 357.73 million metric tonnes (MMT) in the agricultural year 2024-25, marking an increase of 25.43 MMT over the preceding year, reflecting sustained gains in productivity, improved input management, and strengthened institutional support to farmers, an official fact-sheet said on Thursday.The increase was primarily driven by higher production of rice, wheat, maize, and coarse cereals (including millets, designated as S…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) The total area covered under summer crops in India has reached 36.22 lakh hectares (as on March 13) this year, with the sowing season in full swing, data released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare showed on Tuesday.The normal summer area, calculated on the basis of average coverage from 2022-23 to 2024-25, is 75.37 lakh hectare. In comparison, the final summer area achieved in 2025 was significantly higher at 83.92 lakh hectare, suggesting that the cur…
Sehore, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Agriculture and Farmer Welfare Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on Saturday, expressed his concern over continuous low production of pulses across the country and called for an immediate attention from all the states and concerned authorities, including farmers. Union Minister Chouhan said that continuous low production of pulses by the farmers for the last few years have forced the government to purchase pulses from foreign countries.”If India has to buy pulses from a…
Raipur, Jan 5 (IANS) A Millet festival was organised in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh on Monday, to awaken and enlighten the residents about the varied benefits of ‘switching back’ to the coarse grains and how this could make a difference in their lives by making them healthier and stronger. Padma Shri Dr Khader Vali, dubbed as the ‘Millet Man of India’, participated in the event and gave ‘lessons’ on the need and importance of including millets in one’s food habits. His visit to t…
Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) With the harvest festival of Pongal fast approaching, the Tamil Nadu government is preparing to launch its annual gift scheme, with official sources indicating that distribution through the Public Distribution System (PDS) could begin in the first week of January. The scheme, a hallmark of the State’s festive calendar, assumes added political significance this time as it precedes the 2026 Assembly elections. Senior officials in the Food and Civil Supplies Department conf…