In the dry heartland of Rajasthan, a transformative rural water conservation model is set to benefit farmers in the upcoming ...

As the water table falls further, only one crop, bajra, seems to have potential. But unlike southern states, where millets can be grown in the rabi season as well, Rajasthan’s climate restricts ...

In December 2024, Shahbudeen spent Rs. 4.5 lakh - almost his entire annual farming income - to dig a borewell for irrigation. After hours of labor, the digging reached 600 feet, only to end in a ...

Farmers in 10 border districts in two key agricultural states of Rajasthan and Punjab, who grow Kharif crops such as paddy (Basmati and non-Basmati both), moong and bajra in about 30 lakh hectare ...

Barring a few districts in Rajasthan, there is no concern over the condition of the wheat crop so far this year in all the growing States. Farmers are expecting the yield to be at least 10 per ...

In absolute terms, the highest increase in MSP over the previous year has been for niger seed (Rs 820 per quintal) followed ...

The principal rabi crops grown in Rajasthan are barley, wheat, gram or desi chana, and oilseeds such as mustard and rapeseed. Rabi crops are sown between October and November, after the monsoonal ...