India's cabinet has approved spending 842.63 billion rupees ($9.50 billion) towards providing minimum support prices for crops in the next winter season, Information Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on ...

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Karamat Ali's cows and buffalos once provided his multi-generational family with milk. The rice farmer in Pakistan's Punjab province now uses his panels to power a tube well, which is composed of a ...

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The Union cabinet approved significant hikes in minimum support prices for six rabi crops, including a 6.6% increase for wheat to Rs 2,585 per quintal ...

Cabinet approves mission to boost pulse production, increase MSPs for Rabi crops, aiming for self-sufficiency by 2030.

The absolute highest increase in MSP has been announced for Safflower at Rs 600 per quintal, followed by Lentil (Masur) at Rs 300 per quintal.

On assignment in northern Thailand, National Geographic photographer Rena Effendi follows Miss Wisa, a farmer leading her community toward a more resilient and sustainable food future.

Hot, dry weather is affecting pumpkins across the Quad Cities. Farmers are shading crops and adjusting routines to keep the fall-favorite gourds in prime condition.

The government has set a record wheat production target of 119 million tonne for the 2025-26 crop year (July-June), as against the actual output estimated at a record 117.5 million tonne for 2024-25 ...

CM Saini postpones crop loan repayment, power bills; women to receive first instalment of Lado Lakshi Yojana on November 1 ...

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