By गाँव कनेक्शन
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
By Gaon Connection
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
From parathas and rotis to pizza and burgers, you simply cannot ignore the presence of wheat in your meals. But have you ever wondered how it is produced? Read on to know how farmers cultivate this staple crop.
By गाँव कनेक्शन
For farmers who have sown wheat across India’s northern plains, this year’s unusually high temperatures in February are a haunting reminder of last year’s damage to their crops. Similar heat waves last year had compromised India’s wheat production by 2.75 million tonnes or 2.5 per cent of the total output during 2020-21.
For farmers who have sown wheat across India’s northern plains, this year’s unusually high temperatures in February are a haunting reminder of last year’s damage to their crops. Similar heat waves last year had compromised India’s wheat production by 2.75 million tonnes or 2.5 per cent of the total output during 2020-21.
By Gaon Connection
For farmers who have sown wheat across India’s northern plains, this year’s unusually high temperatures in February are a haunting reminder of last year’s damage to their crops. Similar heat waves last year had compromised India’s wheat production by 2.75 million tonnes or 2.5 per cent of the total output during 2020-21.
For farmers who have sown wheat across India’s northern plains, this year’s unusually high temperatures in February are a haunting reminder of last year’s damage to their crops. Similar heat waves last year had compromised India’s wheat production by 2.75 million tonnes or 2.5 per cent of the total output during 2020-21.
By Sarah Khan
On May 13, the Commerce Ministry prohibited the export of wheat by private traders and limited it to government-to-government channels. The order has left farmers high and dry, and there are fears of hoarding and blackmarketing. Gaon Connection spoke with farmers, traders and agri sector experts to understand the impact of the recent notification.
On May 13, the Commerce Ministry prohibited the export of wheat by private traders and limited it to government-to-government channels. The order has left farmers high and dry, and there are fears of hoarding and blackmarketing. Gaon Connection spoke with farmers, traders and agri sector experts to understand the impact of the recent notification.
By Sarah Khan
The Indian wheat market is volatile due to the low production and procurement by the government, and the high global demand for Indian wheat owing to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. While the Indian government has revised wheat allocation under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, wheat exporters are set to reap huge profits. Right to Food experts are warning of a possible wheat shortage in the country. Gaon Connection investigates.
The Indian wheat market is volatile due to the low production and procurement by the government, and the high global demand for Indian wheat owing to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war. While the Indian government has revised wheat allocation under the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana, wheat exporters are set to reap huge profits. Right to Food experts are warning of a possible wheat shortage in the country. Gaon Connection investigates.
By Sarah Khan
India's wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in the country are getting higher prices for their wheat, which is mostly being sold in the open market. Wheat procurement by sarkari mandis is low. Also, the heatwave has led to a drop in wheat yields this year. Is there an impending wheat crisis in the country? Gaon Connection finds out.
India's wheat exports are at an all-time high due to the Ukraine-Russia war. Because of rising global demand, farmers in the country are getting higher prices for their wheat, which is mostly being sold in the open market. Wheat procurement by sarkari mandis is low. Also, the heatwave has led to a drop in wheat yields this year. Is there an impending wheat crisis in the country? Gaon Connection finds out.
By Sarah Khan
13 मई को वाणिज्य मंत्रालय ने निजी व्यापारियों द्वारा गेहूं के निर्यात पर रोक लगा दी है। इस आदेश ने किसानों को संकट में डाल दिया है और जमाखोरी और कालाबाजारी की आशंका भी है। गाँव कनेक्शन ने हालिया अधिसूचना के प्रभाव को समझने के लिए किसानों, व्यापारियों और कृषि क्षेत्र के विशेषज्ञों से बात की।
13 मई को वाणिज्य मंत्रालय ने निजी व्यापारियों द्वारा गेहूं के निर्यात पर रोक लगा दी है। इस आदेश ने किसानों को संकट में डाल दिया है और जमाखोरी और कालाबाजारी की आशंका भी है। गाँव कनेक्शन ने हालिया अधिसूचना के प्रभाव को समझने के लिए किसानों, व्यापारियों और कृषि क्षेत्र के विशेषज्ञों से बात की।
By Arvind Shukla
Russia is the world's biggest exporter of wheat. While it is facing a slew of economic sanctions imposed by the West for invading Ukraine, there has been a sudden rise in global demand for wheat, which has led to a surge in wheat prices in India as traders are keen to export the foodgrain. How will it impact the domestic market? More details here.
Russia is the world's biggest exporter of wheat. While it is facing a slew of economic sanctions imposed by the West for invading Ukraine, there has been a sudden rise in global demand for wheat, which has led to a surge in wheat prices in India as traders are keen to export the foodgrain. How will it impact the domestic market? More details here.
By Pavan Kumar Maurya
More than 300 bighas of ready-to-harvest wheat crops are deep waters in Chandauli district as the Warila-Minor canal overflows. Farmers complain that no maintenance work has been carried out on the canal which is cracked and heavily silted in places leading to flooding of their lands and rotting their crops.
More than 300 bighas of ready-to-harvest wheat crops are deep waters in Chandauli district as the Warila-Minor canal overflows. Farmers complain that no maintenance work has been carried out on the canal which is cracked and heavily silted in places leading to flooding of their lands and rotting their crops.