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Pilot to replace paddy with water-saving kharif maize ‘too little, too late’: experts

June 11, 2025 1:17 pm

The six districts under the initiative are Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Bathinda, Sangrur, Pathankot and Gurdaspur.

Explained: How ethanol from maize has ignited a Fuel vs. Feed debate

May 05, 2025 11:46 am

Diversion of maize for biofuel has turned India from a surplus producer and exporter to an importer of the feed grain. There is pressure now to even allow imports of genetically modified maize for ethanol production

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Maize: A double-edged sword for Punjab's groundwater crisis

April 08, 2025 11:45 am

1.90L ha under water guzzler spring maize raises experts' concerns: 'Opt for hybrid kharif maize'

Explained: As US eyes India market for farm produce, why these 3 crops are key

March 24, 2025 12:04 pm

Amid the threat of tariffs, the Trump administration is seeking greater market access for American agricultural produce in India. Cotton, corn and soyabean are the three main crops of interest for the US

Having lost Rs 290-crore Central aid last year, Punjab plans to bring in maize as part of crop diversification plan

January 30, 2025 11:42 am

The Centre had rolled out a plan last year under which Punjab farmers were to get Rs 7,000 per acre for planning any crop other than paddy as a part of CDP; the amount got lapsed.

Setback for crop diversification in Punjab: In 50 years, area under maize down 82%, paddy continues to gain acreage

July 20, 2024 8:39 am

In contrast, area under crop in country went up from 59,80,000 ha to 99,00,000 ha in 45 years.

Govt allows Nafed, NCCF to sell maize to ethanol makers at base rate of Rs 2,291/quintal

February 21, 2024 7:08 pm

The country's maize production is pegged at 22.48 million tonne for the 2023-24 crop year (July-June), as per the first advance estimate of the agriculture ministry

Punjab’s maize farmers get raw deal from traders, demand govt intervention

June 23, 2023 3:41 pm

Though the MSP for maize is set at Rs 1,962 per quintal, traders purchase dried maize, which meets the procurement specifications, for Rs 1,500-1,550 per quintal. The profit share of a farmer is bound to increase to around Rs 30,000 per acre if he receives the government-announced MSP.

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ICAR-IIMR releases first low phytic acid maize hybrid

September 04, 2022 4:25 am

The hybrid has been developed through marker assisted selection for a naturally occurring mutation leading to low phytic acid in maize grains.

Punjab’s crop diversification push fails despite good rates for spring maize

July 03, 2022 4:48 am

In Punjab, maize is sown during two seasons – one during the spring/summer season and the other during the kharif season. Spring season maize is sown from mid-February to March-end, while harvesting starts in June and ends by mid-July.