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Delayed monsoon may hit maize crop

Low prices add to farmers' woes; acreage for the crop likely to fall this year

As monsoon threat looms, Punjab farmers battle high irrigation cost

An adequate sunshine is conducive for a high yield of paddy but the cost of extracting underground water effects net income of the farmers

Cotton yield improves significantly in Rajasthan

It has risen from 415 kg of lint a hectare in 2007-08 to 785 kg projected in 2013-14

Wheat procurement nearly over, stands at 27.6 mt

With fears of a monsoon deficit due to a possible El Niño effect, a balance of 14 mt of wheat is comfortable stock: sources

Farmers prefer cotton over paddy, oilseeds this season

In northern states the area under paddy is being diversified towards cotton as the cost of cultivation of paddy is higher than cotton

FCI wheat procurement likely higher than last year's

Procurement by FCI stood at 26.67 million tonnes as on Friday, compared with 25.42 mt during the corresponding period last year

Chandigarh small units wage battle for freehold land

More basmati sowing possible this year

Sources in Apeda said there were indications of a 5 to 10% rise

BJP may go it alone in Haryana Assembly polls

Rival parties in Haryana are more worried as all BJP candidates won by huge margins

Punjab government spurs Kinnow production

Many modern-age lifestyle diseases can be prevented by consuming the citrus fruit. Punjab is the highest producer of kinnow in India

Wheat procurement may fall to six-year low

As of May 4, wheat procurement by FCI and other government agencies stood at 22.6 mt, against 22.5 in the year-ago period

Turning dreams into reality with their own savings

Prospective women entrepreneurs often are ignorant of the RBI guideline that no collateral is required for bank loans of up to Rs 1 cr in the micro and small enterprise sector

North increases area under kinnow as South set to peel it

The flourishing market for kinnow in the southern states of India has driven the farmers in north to increase area under kinnow

Yarn exporters redrawing plans as China demand hit

The Chinese currency, the yuan, is depreciating, making imports costlier

Cloud technologies help firms grow faster

Small players also experimenting with these cost effective solutions

Storage: FCI in comfort zone

Lesser dependence on hired storage indicates lesser cost burden on the government.

Anti-incumbancy, caste- based politics major poll issues in Haryana

Indian SMEs can help modernise their Saarc counterparts: Vikramjit Sahney

Interview with President, Saarc Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Women entrepreneurs give back to society

Dixit set up the company's online portal (www.sheepstop.com) and retail operations all by herself

Wheat procurement: FCI may see stiff competition from private traders

While procurement is scheduled to start in Punjab and Haryana on April 1, arrivals of early-sowing varieties have softened prices